Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 233 in Lot, Occitanie.
Linac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Linac does most differently from other towns.
Linac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
48% 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 Linac.
Over-65s are 34% of the population. Children under 15 make up 11%, near Lot’s towns (11%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Residents of Linac have a median age of 57.1.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Linac | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.7% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Linac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Linac counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Unemployment stood at 11.7%, lower than Lot’s towns (12.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 13.6% of working residents in Linac didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.38/m² a month. Sales in Linac from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Linac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Puy-Launay: Photo: Yundattebayo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Linac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linac | 233 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Figeac | 9,793 | 6.1 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Capdenac-Gare Aveyron | 4,440 | 7.3 | A | A | C+ | B |
| Decazeville Aveyron | 5,020 | 10 | C | A | C | C |
| Aubin Aveyron | 3,444 | 12 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Céré | 3,429 | 17 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Linac is a commune of 233 people in the Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac. 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.