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CaudecosteLot-et-Garonne

The town has 1,127 residents and lies in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Caudecoste a good place to live?

Where it does best is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 36% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on health (C) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.

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

What makes Caudecoste stand out

The one thing Caudecoste does most differently from other towns.

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How Caudecoste grades

Each subject compares Caudecoste 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

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

WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesDOpen →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsCOpen →Jobs & income6.3% unemploymentCOpen →Cost of livingClose to the middle of the 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 →

Caudecoste’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Caudecoste’s story

1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2024

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Caudecoste, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

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

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1997First protected: Château de Nazelles
  • 2024The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caudecoste.

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Fewer people in Caudecoste are out of work than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.3%

2.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Caudecoste: 150, for 550 residents in work (0.3 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,790 a year per consumption unit, above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) but below compared French towns (€25,970).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Caudecoste, 0.3 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth C

Caudecoste has a higher adjusted death rate than three in four compared French towns

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

After the care-home adjustment, Caudecoste’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (87) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 103 residents of Caudecoste died, against 106 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Caudecoste is Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire, 7.2 mi away. In Lot-et-Garonne, women can expect to live 85.3 years and men 80.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Caudecoste · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire
8.4 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.

History

Caudecoste keeps more of its old housing than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Caudecoste, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2024. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected
2024
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
23%
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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Caudecoste, above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 25% of adults. Half the people of Caudecoste are older than 40.

40median age
CaudecosteLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Caudecoste
CaudecosteLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–249.8%9.3%11%
25–4428%20%23%
45–6422%26%26%
65+21%29%22%
No diploma16%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat25%19%18%
Higher education25%23%30%

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

HousingCost of living B

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Caudecoste is €10.66/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.84/m² a month. Sales in Caudecoste from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.

€10.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Caudecoste€10.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€9.77/m²
€10.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.79 to €12.94/m² a month)
€8.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Everything we know about Caudecoste

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Caudecoste

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Caudecoste yet.

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Caudecoste’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 →
LayracBoéBon-EncontreValenceAgenLe PassageLayracBoéBon-EncontreValenceAgenLe PassageCaudecoste
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Caudecoste1,127——B—C
Layrac4,0104.1AB+AB
Boé5,8465.9B+C+B−B
Bon-Encontre6,5306.6A−B−A−B
Valence Tarn-et-Garonne5,2897.7CA−C−C
Agen32,8018C+BD−C+
Le Passage9,3268.5B+B−BA−

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

Questions about Caudecoste

Is Caudecoste safe?

Caudecoste has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

About Caudecoste

Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Caudecoste is a commune of 1,127 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
1,127 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.6 sq mi (17.2 km²)
INSEE code
47060

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 4, 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.