FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Lot-et-Garonne›Nouvelle-Aquitaine

AstaffortLot-et-Garonne

It is a town of 1,972 residents in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 29% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Astaffort a good place to live?

Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is jobs & income — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 12.6% unemployment. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,261/m².

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Astaffort 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.

How Astaffort grades

Each subject compares Astaffort 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.

How grading works

Astaffort has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnAOpen →Jobs & income12.6% unemploymentDOpen →HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedC−Open →WalkabilityAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

What makes Astaffort stand out

The 2 things Astaffort does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Astaffort’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Astaffort’s story

1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2024

Astaffort has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2022.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2024.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2022First protected: Hôtel de Ville
  • 2024The protected historic area is created
Explore the history →

Landmarks

Astaffort has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Astaffort.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Astaffort costs less than in both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.93/m² a month

€1,261/m²median sale price

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.05/m² a month. Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest. Astaffort recorded 49 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Astaffort€1,261/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€1,491/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,267/m²46
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €11.26/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth C−

Astaffort has a higher adjusted death rate than four in five compared French towns

+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Weighed against its ages and care homes, Astaffort records 103 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 405 residents of Astaffort died, against 308 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Astaffort is Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire, 8.6 mi away. 2 GPs practise in the town.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw131
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Astaffort · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire
10.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Agen Nerac Hopital Saint Esprit
85.3 · 80.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot-et-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.

Who lives here

Few people in Astaffort are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

50.3median age

People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, close to Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Astaffort in two is 50.3.

AstaffortLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Astaffort
AstaffortLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–248.4%9.3%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+29%29%22%
No diploma23%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education24%23%30%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Astaffort is graded a D for jobs & income

10%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income is €23,360 a year per consumption unit. 12.6% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (12.9%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters got to work without a car.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Astaffort, 0.7 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns

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

History

Astaffort keeps more of its old housing than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 20th century. Since 2024, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Astaffort has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
20th c.
oldest protected part
2022
first monument protected
2024
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
25%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Astaffort

13pages on Astaffort

Famous people from Astaffort

One notable person was born in Astaffort.

Their page →

About Astaffort

Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Astaffort is a commune of 1,972 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen. 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
1,972 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
13.7 sq mi (35.4 km²)
INSEE code
47015

Astaffort’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-et-Garonne →
LayracBoéLectoureLe PassageBon-EncontreAgenLayracBoéLectoureLe PassageBon-EncontreAgenAstaffort
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Astaffort1,972——A—C−
Layrac4,0104.5AB+AB
Boé5,8467.9B+C+B−B
Lectoure Gers3,6708.9AB+A+B
Le Passage9,3269.2B+B−BA−
Bon-Encontre6,5309.4A−B−A−B
Agen32,8019.7C+BD−C+

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

Questions about Astaffort

Is Astaffort safe?

Astaffort has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Astaffort expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Astaffort grades A for cost of living.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 9, 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.