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A town of 1,004 in Lot, Occitanie.
Arcambal has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 7% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,671/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors. Its strongest is health (B): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Arcambal does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Arcambal 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.
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Arcambal has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arcambal.
9.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 150 jobs are based in Arcambal, for 400 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Arcambal didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 13%, between Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are nearly a third of the population. Among adults, 33% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Arcambal | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 182 deaths in Arcambal from 2016 to 2025; there were 212, 17% more. At birth, a girl in Lot can expect 85.1 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Arcambal is Centre hospitalier Jean Rougier Cahors, 4.6 mi away.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,671/m²: 30 houses and apartments sold in Arcambal between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.22/m² a month, between Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.19/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,671/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. Arcambal has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Arcambal. Best known first.
Arcambal has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château du Bousquet: Photo: Torsade de Pointes · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arcambal yet.
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Arcambal has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 3.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,671/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Arcambal grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Arcambal is a commune of 1,004 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors. 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) · 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 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.