Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 1,098: a town in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Its lowest grade is for walkability (C) — 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,845/m² takes 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Lafox has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Lafox does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lafox with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Lafox has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Lafox has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1951.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lafox.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 4.6 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la RocalNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 175 | 94%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Lafox has 300 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The median disposable income was €26,300 a year per consumption unit, higher than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) and near compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.8% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Before 1919: that is when just over one in ten homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Lafox’s deaths ran at 85 per 100 expected, about level with both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 76 residents of Lafox died, against 89 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. In Lot-et-Garonne, women can expect to live 85.3 years and men 80.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.66/m² a month, between Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.84/m² a month. Sales in Lafox from July 2023 to June 2026: 41 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,918/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
30% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. Children are 16% of the town.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Lafox | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Lafox. Best known first.
The list names few of Lafox’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de Prades: Photo: Jacques MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Lafox.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafox | 1,098 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Boé | 5,846 | 2.5 | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
| Bon-Encontre | 6,530 | 2.8 | A− | B− | A− | B |
| Layrac | 4,010 | 3.5 | A | B+ | A | B |
| Agen | 32,801 | 4.5 | C+ | B | D− | C+ |
| Pont-du-Casse | 4,191 | 4.7 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| Le Passage | 9,326 | 5.3 | B+ | B− | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lafox has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lafox grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lafox is a commune of 1,098 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.