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A town of 94 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Sonac a good place to live?

Sonac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Sonac stand out

The one thing Sonac does most differently from other towns.

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Sonac’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Sonac’s story

No historic monuments in Sonac

The Culture ministry lists no building in Sonac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Assier, 1.6 mi away.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sonac.

Who lives here

Few people in Sonac are 15 to 24: 4.3%, fewer than in Lot’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Sonac is below both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents.

49.3median age
SonacLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sonac
SonacLot medianFrance median
Under 1513%11%17%
15–244.3%8.8%11%
25–4428%19%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+26%35%22%
No diploma16%21%19%
CAP or BEP27%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education31%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Sonac has higher unemployment than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 18.2%

In the comparison, Sonac comes above both Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Sonac has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker. 2.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Bicycle3%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Sonac, 0.6 per working resident
18.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Sonac costs less than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.25/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

For Sonac, that is below both Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sonac€9.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€9.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.50 to €11.39/m² a month)
€7.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sonac

12pages on Sonac

Landmarks

Nothing in Sonac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Sonac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sonac yet.

How we find them →

Sonac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Lot →
GramatFigeacSaint-CéréCapdenac-GareGramatFigeacSaint-CéréCapdenac-GareSonac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sonac94—————
Gramat3,5128.7B−B+B+B−
Figeac9,79310C+B−DC+
Saint-Céré3,42911A−B+A−B
Capdenac-Gare Aveyron4,44014AAC+B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sonac

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Sonac is a commune of 94 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

Population
94 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.3 km²)
INSEE code
46306

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.