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Lot · 2026

Best places to live in Lot

Saint-Céré ranks first of 8 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Lot, and #911 of 3,798 French towns. 1 of the 8 grade A− or better; scores run from 58.5 down to 42.5.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Saint-Céré

3,429 people

A⁻

Score 58.5·#911 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: walkability A, safety A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

Pradines

3,617 people

B⁺

Score 57.5·#1,001 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

Souillac

3,192 people

B⁺

Score 55.7·#1,163 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: safety D

All 8 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Saint-Céré3,429 people58.5top 24.0%A⁻#911 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, safety A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

2Pradines3,617 people57.5top 26.3%B⁺#1,001 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

3Souillac3,192 people55.7top 30.6%B⁺#1,163 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: safety D

4Gourdon4,206 people54.4top 34.0%B⁺#1,291 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, schools B⁺·lowest: safety C

5Gramat3,512 people50.3top 46.0%B⁻#1,747 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living B⁺, safety B⁺·lowest: schools D⁻

6Cahors20,050 people47.1bottom 44.8%C⁺#2,097 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools B·lowest: safety C⁻

7Figeac9,793 people44.7bottom 38.7%C⁺#2,329 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, schools B·lowest: safety D

8Prayssac2,519 people42.5bottom 33.1%C#2,542 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health B⁺, walkability B⁺·lowest: schools D

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Lot?

Saint-Céré ranks first of 8 graded towns of 2,500 or more: walkability (A) and safety (A−) are its strongest grades; schools (C−) is its lowest. Pradines and Souillac follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Lot, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Lot page.

Photos: Saint-Céré, MOSSOT (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Pradines, Torsade de Pointes (Public domain) · Souillac, Patrick Nouhailler's… (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.