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Population 195: a town in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Cours is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
The 2 things Cours does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cours as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean, in Prayssas, 4.9 mi away.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cours.
People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 14% of residents are children under 15. What’s more, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.8% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Cours | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Cours holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,480 a year. No commute at all: 15.1% of working residents in the town at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Cours from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Cours. Best known first.
Nothing in Cours is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cours as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cours | 195 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot | 6,541 | 5.1 | B− | A | B+ | C− |
| Foulayronnes | 5,476 | 6.4 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Pujols | 3,769 | 6.5 | B+ | B | A | B− |
| Colayrac-Saint-Cirq | 3,095 | 7.1 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Bias | 2,977 | 7.1 | A | A− | A | B+ |
| Pont-du-Casse | 4,191 | 7.6 | A | B | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cours is a commune of 195 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
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.