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SallesLot-et-Garonne

288 people live in this town in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Salles a good place to live?

Salles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. A quarter of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

What makes Salles stand out

The 2 things Salles does most differently from other towns.

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Salles’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Salles’ story

No historic monuments in Salles

The Culture ministry lists no building in Salles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancien château, in Gavaudun, 2 mi away.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Salles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salles.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Salles, fewer than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns

53.3median age

Retirement age and beyond: 30% of residents are 65 or older. 27% of adults hold a degree, above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) but below compared French towns (30%). At 53.3, the median resident of Salles sits in the middle of the age range.

SallesLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Salles
SallesLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–249.5%9.3%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+30%29%22%
No diploma16%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education27%23%30%

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

Work & commute

Salles has lower unemployment than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Salles has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €23,700 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Salles, 0.3 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
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 Salles costs less than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.43/m² a month

€8.43/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Salles from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €7.58/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Salles€8.43/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€9.77/m²
€8.43/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.74 to €10.53/m² a month)
€7.58/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 Salles

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Famous people from Salles

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About Salles

Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Salles is a commune of 288 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
288 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Bastides en Haut Agenais Périgord
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.3 sq mi (21.6 km²)
INSEE code
47284

Salles’ 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 →
FumelMontayralVilleneuve-sur-LotBiasPujolsPrayssacFumelMontayralVilleneuve-sur-LotBiasPujolsPrayssacSalles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Salles288—————
Fumel4,6904.5C−AC−C
Montayral2,6545.9B+AAB−
Villeneuve-sur-Lot22,35012B−A−CC+
Bias2,97713AA−AB+
Pujols3,76914B+BAB−
Prayssac Lot2,51915CB−CB+

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

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.