Fumel’s weakest is jobs & income (D): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 21.2% unemployment. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes a C−, good for #20 of 22 in Lot-et-Garonne. On that grade it does better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Fumel 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fumel.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Fumel costs less than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.58/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Lot-et-Garonne costs less to buy into than Fumel, at €1,039/m², the lowest of 22. The median price, €1,039/m², comes from 213 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026. Also worth knowing: from July 2023 to June 2026, 213 homes were sold in the town.
€1,039/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fumel€1,039/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€1,491/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,088/m²
200
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.77 to €10.89/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,820
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Fumel Vallée du Lot
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Fumel is rich in protected monuments: 11 per 10,000 residents, 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.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 12%. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. Fumel has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 4 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fumel skews older, with 34% of residents 65 or over, more than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 13%, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 14% of adults.
54.6median age
FumelLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Fumel runs higher than in 84% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 11.4 violent offenses and 20.1 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, 147 offenses were recorded in Fumel. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
11.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage48
Burglary39
Family violence27
Other physical violence19
Sexual violence14
Armed robbery0
Fraud27
Drug use20
Theft without violence18
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
147
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Fumel sees more deaths than 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 812 residents of Fumel died, against 747 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Adjusted mortality locally: 97 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Fumel is Ch Villeneuve Pole de Sante du Villeneuvois, 12.6 mi away. There are 6 general practitioners in the town.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Fumel · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Villeneuve Pole de Sante du Villeneuvois
14.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Villeneuve Pole de Sante du Villeneuvois
85.3 · 80.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot-et-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
79.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #16 of 18 in Lot-et-Garonne. The bac pass rate near Fumel is 93.3%, lower than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (95.5%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). At the general lycée, 97% of 118 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Fumel has higher unemployment than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 21.2%
Half of residents lived on more than €20,810 a year per consumption unit, below both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.2% of commuters travelled at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
1,450
jobs based in Fumel, 1.1 per working resident
21.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 43% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fumel
Is Fumel safe?
It grades C− for safety, #18 of 22 in Lot-et-Garonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 48 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fumel good?
They grade C+, better than 35% of compared French towns and #16 of 18 in Lot-et-Garonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fumel expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,039/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fumel grades A for cost of living.
About Fumel
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fumel is a commune of 4,690 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
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.
