Lot

Lot has 175,620 residents in 313 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,590/m², from €1,300/m² in Souillac to €1,900/m² in Prayssac among communes of more than 2,000 people. 70% of households own their main home.

Département 46 · 313 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

175,620residents2022 census

€1,590/m²median price per m²five years of sales

70%of households own their homemain home

18%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Lot.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Lot : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Lot : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Lot : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 8 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Cahors	19,902	€1,590/m²	€21,750	49%	15%	16.6%	26%	67
Figeac	9,757	€1,740/m²	€22,150	50%	16%	11.9%	29%	89
Gourdon	4,080	€1,470/m²	€21,420	64%	22%	14.1%	30%	73
Gramat	3,496	€1,380/m²	€22,330	60%	22%	10.2%	8%	56
Pradines	3,600	€1,810/m²	€23,280	66%	12%	14.6%	22%	26
Prayssac	2,500	€1,900/m²	€21,970	67%	25%	12.7%	1%	20
Saint-Céré	3,449	€1,460/m²	€20,850	52%	20%	11.8%	2%	94
Souillac	3,199	€1,300/m²	€19,500	47%	20%	21.6%	18%	97

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

175,620 residents and 87,046 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

13%

aged under 15

12%

aged 15–29

39%

aged 60 and over

40%

of households are people living alone

18%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

121,630 homes, 72% of them main residences, with 4.4 rooms on average.

83%

of homes are houses

70%

of households own their home

of households rent social housing (HLM)

18%

second homes

10%

empty homes

90%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191923%

1919–19456%

1946–197014%

1971–199025%

1991–200517%

2006–201915%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

12,677 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,590/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,500/m²flats1,535 sales

€1,610/m²houses11,142 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

11.3%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

28%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

40%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Lot on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

7.9GPs per 10,000 residents2025

62pharmacieson 1 January 2025

194food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners138

Dentists89

Nurses417

Physiotherapists230

Pharmacies62

Group health centres16

Emergency departments4

Supermarkets and hypermarkets56

Convenience stores and grocers138

Bakeries182

Butchers59

Petrol stations62

EV charging stations100

Post offices and postal points116

Banks73

France services centres23

Police and gendarmerie28

Restaurants688

Hairdressers281

Nurseries33

Swimming pools33

Sports halls43

Gyms17

Cinemas10

Libraries131

Performance venues7

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 313 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Ground movement100%

Forest fire100%

Transport of hazardous goods42%

Dam failure35%

Radon15%

Mining subsidence2%

Industrial hazard1%

Flooding0%

2,302natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

42%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,267

Drought (clay shrinkage)354

Storms and cyclones354

Ground movement327

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026