Laplume’s strongest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (D). Homes change hands at a median €1,671/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Laplume 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.
Each subject compares Laplume 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.
Restes de l'église Saint-Pierre de Cazeaux: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Barthélemy: Photo: Zadalas · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laplume.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Laplume is better off than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,030 a year per consumption unit
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment runs at 7.3%. 3.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Laplume has 250 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Laplume, 0.4 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
For cost of living, Laplume gets an A−
€1,671/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.52/m² a month, about level with Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 30 homes in Laplume. Among the homes sold, 90% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Laplume€1,671/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€1,491/m²
€9.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.55 to €12.00/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Laplume’s ages would predict, 80 per 100 expected, under Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 138 deaths in Laplume from 2016 to 2025; there were 111, 20% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Laplume is Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire, 6.6 mi away. Average lifespans in Lot-et-Garonne: 85.3 years for women, 80.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 3 GPs practise in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Laplume · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire
8.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Agen Nerac Hopital Saint Esprit
85.3 · 80.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot-et-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Laplume: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Laplume is Église Saint-Barthélemy. This Lot-et-Garonne town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Laplume than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 34% of adults
47.2median age
Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 15%, about level with Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). Ages in Laplume split evenly at 47.2: half are older, half younger.
LaplumeLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
Laplume is a commune of 1,330 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
Population
1,330 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
12.7 sq mi (32.9 km²)
INSEE code
47137
Laplume’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Laplume
Is Laplume safe?
Laplume has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Laplume expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Laplume grades A− for cost of living.
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.
