Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 405.
At under 1,000 residents, Auradou is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
The one thing Auradou does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Auradou as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Hautefage-la-Tour, 1.8 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Auradou is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Auradou.
Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. A quarter of adults hold a degree, higher than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Auradou by age and the one in the middle is 45.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Auradou | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 200 residents in work, Auradou has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Median disposable income is €25,520 a year for each consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Damira AspertiNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 92 | 93%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Auradou: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Auradou. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Auradou yet.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Auradou is a commune of 405 people in the Communauté de communes Fumel Vallée du Lot. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auradou | 405 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pujols | 3,769 | 6.1 | B+ | B | A | B− |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 22,350 | 6.7 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Bias | 2,977 | 7.8 | A | A− | A | B+ |
| Pont-du-Casse | 4,191 | 10 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| Foulayronnes | 5,476 | 11 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot | 6,541 | 11 | B− | A | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.