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The town has 2,078 residents and lies in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,315/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen. Its schools fall short: bac results 0.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 6.2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Roquefort 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.
Each subject compares Roquefort 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.
Roquefort has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Roquefort does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Roquefort, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
3.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Roquefort has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Roquefort: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roquefort.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Lot-et-Garonne: 85.3 years for women and 80.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 172 deaths in Roquefort from 2016 to 2025; there were 122, 29% fewer. There are 3 general practitioners here.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 88% of 113 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. A collège lies 1.8 mi away. 94.1% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Roquefort, lower than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (95.5%) and near compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Théophile de ViauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 195 | 89%−4 pts |
| Lycée Jean-Baptiste de BaudreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 358 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. 3.4% of its homes were built before 1919, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.52/m² a month, close to Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 63 sales of houses and apartments in Roquefort, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,315/m². Houses were 98% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,323/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 7.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €27,220 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (29%). Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Roquefort | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Roquefort. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Agen4.9 km northeast, in AgenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefortin townAttractionAttractionBoomerangin townAttractionAttractionPont-canal d'Agen4.5 km northeast, in Le PassageChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montluc2.8 km south, in EstillacPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roquefort yet.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Roquefort is a commune of 2,078 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquefort | 2,078 | — | — | B | — | A |
| Le Passage | 9,326 | 1.9 | B+ | B− | B | A− |
| Colayrac-Saint-Cirq | 3,095 | 3.2 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Agen | 32,801 | 3.4 | C+ | B | D− | C+ |
| Boé | 5,846 | 4.4 | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
| Bon-Encontre | 6,530 | 5.2 | A− | B− | A− | B |
| Foulayronnes | 5,476 | 5.6 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Roquefort has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 3.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 96% of 358 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean-Baptiste de Baudre in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,315/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Roquefort grades B for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.