Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 142 residents.
There are no grades for Sembas: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Sembas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sembas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Etienne du Mail, in Pujols, 3.4 mi away.
43% 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 Sembas.
Aged 15 to 24: 7.7% of residents. 32% of adults hold a degree, above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Also worth knowing: people 65 and over make up 29% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Sembas | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 50 residents in work, Sembas has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. At the census, 3.2% 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%). Median disposable income comes to €24,000 a year per consumption unit.
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.
4 houses and apartments changed hands in Sembas from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Sembas. Best known first.
Nothing in Sembas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Sembas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sembas | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pujols | 3,769 | 4.6 | B+ | B | A | B− |
| Foulayronnes | 5,476 | 5.9 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Bias | 2,977 | 6 | A | A− | A | B+ |
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot | 6,541 | 6 | B− | A | B+ | C− |
| Pont-du-Casse | 4,191 | 6.5 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 22,350 | 6.7 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sembas is a commune of 142 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.