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A town in Lot, Occitanie, home to 795 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lachapelle-Auzac has none. 26% of its homes are second homes. The median home sells for €1,382/m². A third of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Lachapelle-Auzac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lachapelle-Auzac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Sépulture collective dénommée Dolmen Laval ou Tumulus Laval, in Souillac, 1.5 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Lachapelle-Auzac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lachapelle-Auzac.
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. 33% of residents are 65 or over, below Lot’s towns (35%) but above compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Lachapelle-Auzac is 53.5.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Lachapelle-Auzac | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Lachapelle-Auzac counts 0.5 jobs (150 jobs, 300 workers). 10.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Lot’s towns (12.8%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 6.1% of working residents here at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le Puy d'AlonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 60 | 97%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis VicatNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 44 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.86/m² a month. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments. 47 houses and apartments changed hands in Lachapelle-Auzac from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,382/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Lachapelle-Auzac. Best known first.
Monastery or conventAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Souillac3 km south, in Souillac
MuseumMusée de l'Automate3.3 km south, in SouillacWater parkWater parkQuercyland3.5 km south, in SouillacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bourzolles3.9 km west, in SouillacTheme parkTheme parkFan Zone Acrobranche3.5 km south, in SouillacMuseumMuseumLes Amis du Vieux Souillac2.8 km south, in SouillacPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lachapelle-Auzac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Lachapelle-Auzac is a commune of 795 people in the Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachapelle-Auzac | 795 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souillac | 3,192 | 1.7 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda Dordogne | 8,763 | 13 | C | B− | C | C |
| Gourdon | 4,206 | 14 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Gramat | 3,512 | 15 | B− | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze | 5,091 | 16 | A− | B− | A | B+ |
| Cosnac Corrèze | 3,044 | 16 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.