Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability: 2% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,623/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Aubrac Lot Causses Tarn.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Banassac-Canilhac 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 Banassac-Canilhac 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Banassac-Canilhac, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Lozère’s towns and compared French towns: 72 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
62 deaths in Banassac-Canilhac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 86: 28% below. The nearest emergency department to Banassac-Canilhac is Hopital Lozere site Vallee du Lot Mende, 16.2 mi away. At birth, a girl in Lozère can expect 84.2 years and a boy 81.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw72
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Banassac-Canilhac · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Lozere site Vallee du Lot Mende
16 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Lozere site Vallee du Lot Mende
84.2 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lozère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Banassac-Canilhac than in Lozère’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.48/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,623/m²: 31 houses and apartments sold in Banassac-Canilhac between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.21/m² a month.
€1,623/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Banassac-Canilhac€1,623/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lozère median€1,435/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,623/m²
31
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.64 to €10.84/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,820
median annual income per consumption unit, Aubrac Lot Causses Tarn
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Banassac-Canilhac than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3%
7.7% of the labour force are out of work. For its 500 residents in work, Banassac-Canilhac has 300 jobs: 0.6 each. The median disposable income was €24,850 a year per consumption unit, close to Lozère’s towns (€23,770) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot7%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Banassac-Canilhac, 0.6 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Banassac-Canilhac: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Banassac-Canilhac; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Banassac-Canilhac has fewer young adults than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 9.2% are 15 to 24
23% of residents are 65 or over, below Lozère’s towns (29%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
47.6median age
Banassac-CanilhacLozère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Banassac-Canilhac
Is Banassac-Canilhac safe?
Banassac-Canilhac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Banassac-Canilhac good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Banassac-Canilhac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,623/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Banassac-Canilhac grades A for cost of living.
About Banassac-Canilhac
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Banassac-Canilhac is a commune of 1,064 people in the Aubrac Lot Causses Tarn. 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
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.
