Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability — 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on jobs & income as well (D) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 11.5% unemployment. 13% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Bellefont-La Rauze has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bellefont-La Rauze 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.
Ruines de la tour de péage: Photo: Torsade de Pointes · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellefont-La Rauze.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
On foot, Bellefont-La Rauze works less well than 100% of compared French towns
2%walk, cycle or take transit
2.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,680 a year per consumption unit. Of those in the labour force, 11.5% are unemployed.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Bellefont-La Rauze, 0.2 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Bellefont-La Rauze are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns
51.9median age
One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, between Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 31% of adults.
Bellefont-La RauzeLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Bellefont-La Rauze keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bellefont-La Rauze; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Bellefont-La Rauze run higher than in 52% of compared French towns
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
107 deaths in Bellefont-La Rauze between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 121: 11% below. 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 Bellefont-La Rauze is Centre hospitalier Jean Rougier Cahors, 4.6 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bellefont-La Rauze · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jean Rougier Cahors
4.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Jean Rougier Cahors
85.1 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
99% of candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Gaston Monnerville, 2 points above the expected rate
99%passed the bac (general and technological)
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bellefont-La Rauze, 95.9% passed the bac, close to Lot’s towns (95.2%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 90% passed the bac pro, of 60 candidates. The nearest collège is 4.2 mi away.
Bellefont-La Rauze is a commune of 1,183 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
Population
1,183 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
14.6 sq mi (37.7 km²)
INSEE code
46156
Bellefont-La Rauze’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bellefont-La Rauze
Is Bellefont-La Rauze safe?
Bellefont-La Rauze has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Bellefont-La Rauze expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,541/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bellefont-La Rauze grades A− for cost of living.
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.
