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CavarcLot-et-Garonne

Home to 155 people, this town lies in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Cavarc a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Cavarc is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a quarter of homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Cavarc stand out

The 2 things Cavarc does most differently from other towns.

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Maison à empilage de poutres de Saint-Dizier
Maison à empilage de poutres de Saint-Dizier · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cavarc’s story

Cavarc in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1991First protected: Maison à empilage de poutres de Saint-Dizier
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cavarc.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Cavarc than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. Cavarc has a median age of 57.1 years. Aged 15 to 24: 9.7% of residents.

57.1median age
CavarcLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 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 Cavarc
CavarcLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–249.7%9.3%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+29%29%22%
No diploma20%24%19%
CAP or BEP36%28%26%
Baccalauréat11%19%18%
Higher education22%23%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Cavarc: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. Cavarc has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Cavarc has lower unemployment than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%

The median disposable income was €23,090 a year per consumption unit, near Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents in Cavarc at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Cavarc, 0.3 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Cavarc costs less than in both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.94/m² a month

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

3 houses and apartments changed hands in Cavarc from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.98/m² a month.

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cavarc€8.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€9.77/m²
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.30 to €10.96/m² a month)
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Canterane and 2 more in and around Cavarc

Heritage in and near Cavarc. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Cavarc

12pages on Cavarc

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Maison à empilage de poutres de Saint-Dizier: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cavarc

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

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Cavarc’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 →
EymetLalindeBergeracMiramont-de-GuyenneLamonzie-Saint-MartinPrigonrieuxEymetLalindeBergeracMiramont-de-GuyenneLamonzie-Saint-MartinPrigonrieuxCavarc
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cavarc155—————
Eymet Dordogne2,56912A−B+A−B
Lalinde Dordogne2,93112A−B−A−C+
Bergerac Dordogne27,11015CBDB
Miramont-de-Guyenne3,08115C+B+C+C+
Lamonzie-Saint-Martin Dordogne2,74217—B+—C+
Prigonrieux Dordogne4,37417C+BA+D

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

About Cavarc

Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cavarc is a commune of 155 people in the Communauté de communes des Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord. 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
155 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.7 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code
47063

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.