Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 764 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Lescout is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lescout, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lescout.
Lescout sits above both Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Lescout | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lescout, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Lescout below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Lescout has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.5%.
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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Lescout. Best known first.
Lescout has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château du Gua: Photo: Aristoi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lescout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lescout | 764 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soual | 2,637 | 1.5 | A | B+ | B− | A+ |
| Saïx | 3,748 | 4.6 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Puylaurens | 3,257 | 5.4 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Sorèze | 2,965 | 6.4 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Revel Haute-Garonne | 9,762 | 7.3 | A− | B+ | C+ | A |
| Labruguière | 6,584 | 7.9 | A | A− | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Lescout is a commune of 764 people in the Communauté de communes du Sor et de l'Agout. 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.