Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 396 in Lot, Occitanie.
Baladou is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Baladou does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Baladou as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Rignac, in Cuzance, 2.1 mi away.
23% 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 Baladou.
Over-65s are 33% of the population. Children under 15 make up 13%, between Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Baladou split evenly at 55.7: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Baladou | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.9%, below Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 150 residents in work, Baladou has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,620 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.7 mi off. General-bac pupils go 3.9 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des Sept ToursNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 40 | 95%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Baladou recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments. House rents are put at about €8.45/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Baladou. Best known first.
Nothing in Baladou is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Baladou yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baladou | 396 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souillac | 3,192 | 4.2 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
| Gramat | 3,512 | 13 | B− | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Cosnac Corrèze | 3,044 | 15 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Gourdon | 4,206 | 15 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze | 5,091 | 16 | A− | B− | A | B+ |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda Dordogne | 8,763 | 16 | C | B− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Baladou is a commune of 396 people in the Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. 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 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.