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A town of 529 in Lot, Occitanie.

Population
529
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.68
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,270
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Albas a good place to live?

Albas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Albas stand out

The 2 things Albas does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
20%2%AlbasMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
20% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
38%22%AlbasMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
38% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 59.4. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Albas’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Albas’ story

No historic monuments in Albas

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Castelfranc, 2.4 mi away.

A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2007The protected historic area is created
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Albas.

Who lives here

Albas has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6% are 15 to 24

Albas sits below both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 38% of residents.

59.4median age
AlbasLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Albas
AlbasLot medianFrance median
Under 1511%11%17%
15–245.6%8.8%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+38%35%22%
No diploma20%21%19%
CAP or BEP22%24%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education33%26%30%
Full pageAlbas’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages59.4 median age · 38% are 65 or overHouseholds270 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad15% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Albas?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Albas walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8%

That puts Albas below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.8% of the labour force are out of work. Albas has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Albas, 0.5 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageAlbas’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working residentMedian income€25,270 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

79.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On this, Albas is below both Lot’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

79.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Albas79.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège L'ImpernalNearest collègeCollègeCollège10079%−9 pts
79.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageAlbas’ schools pageOpen the page
Collèges79.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Albas than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.68/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Albas comes below both Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Albas€7.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.34 to €9.31/m² a month)
€7.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageAlbas’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.68/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

La Maison du Pal and 7 more in and around Albas

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Albas. Best known first.

All attractions →
MuseumMuseumLa Maison du Palin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Luzech4.1 km east, in LuzechChâteauChâteauChâteau de Camy3 km northeast, in LuzechFortFortOppidum de Luzech4.3 km northeast, in LuzechChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cousserans3.1 km southwest, in BélayeRuinsRuinsLuzech4.3 km northeast, in Luzech
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Albas

13pages on Albas
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10 mi awayHousing20 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute100 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 59.4HistoryNo historic monument here; the nearest onesTown HallFamous people3 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

Its history page →
Classé
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 14th c. · in Castelfranc, 2.4 mi
Classé
Ancien châteauChâteau · 13th c. · in Luzech, 2.6 mi
Classé
Maison GuilhouHouse · 16th c. · in Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt, 3.1 mi
Classé
Château de La CosteCastle · 12th–16th c. · in Grézels, 3.9 mi

Famous people from Albas

3 notable people were born in Albas.

See all 3 →
G
Gustave GuichesFrench playwright · 1860–1935
C
Claude Le MaguetFrench writer (1887-1979)
P
Pierre Pagès-DuportFrench politician · 1823–1884

Albas’ 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 →
PrayssacPradinesCahorsMontayralFumelPrayssacPradinesCahorsMontayralFumelAlbas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Albas529—————
Prayssac2,5193.6CB−CB+
Pradines3,6178.3B+B−A+C+
Cahors20,05010C+BC−B−
Montayral Lot-et-Garonne2,65413B+AAB−
Fumel Lot-et-Garonne4,69014C−AC−C

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

About Albas

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Albas is a commune of 529 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble. 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
529 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8.4 sq mi (21.7 km²)
INSEE code
46001

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 October 30, 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.