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798 people call this town in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.

Is Clermont-Dessous a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Clermont-Dessous out for now. 11% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Clermont-Dessous stand out

The one thing Clermont-Dessous does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Classé · Photo: Jacques MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Clermont-Dessous’ story

Clermont-Dessous in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Clermont-Dessous: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1908First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  • 2013Most recently protected: Domaine du château du Bousquet
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clermont-Dessous.

History

Old homes shape Clermont-Dessous: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Clermont-Dessous is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The protected list starts in the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1908
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. 30% of adults hold a degree, higher than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and near compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here.

46median age
Clermont-DessousLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Clermont-Dessous
Clermont-DessousLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–249.6%9.3%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+22%29%22%
No diploma19%24%19%
CAP or BEP25%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education30%23%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 2.6% of commuters in Clermont-Dessous go to work without a car, fewer than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns

8.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Clermont-Dessous has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Median disposable income is €26,000 a year for each consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Clermont-Dessous, 0.3 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Clermont-Dessous is €9.37/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 24 homes in Clermont-Dessous.

€9.37/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Clermont-Dessous€9.37/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€9.77/m²
€9.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.46 to €11.76/m² a month)
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Clermont-Dessous

11pages on Clermont-Dessous

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Clermont-Dessous: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Ruines du château: Photo: Jacques MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Clermont-Dessous

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Clermont-Dessous yet.

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Clermont-Dessous’ 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 →
Colayrac-Saint-CirqAiguillonLe PassageClairacAgenFoulayronnesColayrac-Saint-CirqAiguillonLe PassageClairacAgenFoulayronnesClermont-Dessous
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Clermont-Dessous798—————
Colayrac-Saint-Cirq3,0955.8A−A−A+C+
Aiguillon3,9686.3CA−C−C
Le Passage9,3268.2B+B−BA−
Clairac2,6068.7C−A−DC−
Agen32,8019.1C+BD−C+
Foulayronnes5,4769.2AB+AB+

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

About Clermont-Dessous

Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Clermont-Dessous is a commune of 798 people in the Communauté de communes du Confluent et des Coteaux de Prayssas. 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
798 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Confluent et des Coteaux de Prayssas
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²)
INSEE code
47066

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.