Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 563 in Lot, Occitanie.
Lanzac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Lanzac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lanzac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église abbatiale Sainte-Marie, in Souillac, 1.3 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Lanzac. Best known first.
Monastery or conventAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Souillac2 km north, in Souillac
MuseumMusée de l'Automate1.6 km north, in SouillacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nadaillac-de-Rouge4.7 km southwest, in Nadaillac-de-RougeChâteauChâteauManoir de la Font-Haute3.2 km west, in Pechs-de-l'EspéranceChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Treyne4.9 km southeast, in LacavePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lanzac.
That puts Lanzac below both Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). 6.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Lanzac | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Lanzac is below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 8.3%. Lanzac has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
In the comparison, Lanzac comes above both Lot’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| 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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lanzac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Lanzac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanzac | 563 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souillac | 3,192 | 1.5 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
| Gourdon | 4,206 | 11 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda Dordogne | 8,763 | 13 | C | B− | C | C |
| Gramat | 3,512 | 14 | B− | B+ | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Lanzac is a commune of 563 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.