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A town in Lot, Occitanie, home to 1,058 people. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D): 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Bétaille 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.
The 3 things Bétaille does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bétaille 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.
Bétaille has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bétaille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison contiguë à la porte fortifiée du château (ancien prieuré), in Carennac, 1.5 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bétaille. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bétaille.
At the census, 3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Per resident in work, Bétaille counts 0.5 jobs (200 jobs, 450 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €24,870 a year per consumption unit, close to Lot’s towns (€24,345) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,704/m²: 47 houses and apartments sold in Bétaille between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,704/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Bétaille records 104 deaths per 100 expected, above both Lot’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). 126 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 121: 4% above. The nearest emergency department to Bétaille is Centre hospitalier Saint Cere Hop Proximite, 9.1 mi away. One GP practises in the town.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. 29% of residents are 65 or over, between Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Bétaille is 51.1.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bétaille | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Bétaille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bétaille.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bétaille | 1,058 | — | — | A | — | D |
| Saint-Céré | 3,429 | 9.4 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
| Gramat | 3,512 | 11 | B− | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Souillac | 3,192 | 13 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne Corrèze | 2,881 | 15 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Cosnac Corrèze | 3,044 | 16 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Malemort Corrèze | 8,239 | 18 | A− | B | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bétaille 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 4.5 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 €1,704/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bétaille grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Bétaille is a commune of 1,058 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) · 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.