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A town of 137 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Blars a good place to live?

Blars is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Blars stand out

The 2 things Blars does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blars’ story

Blars in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Blars, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1994First protected: Site archéologique de la grotte du Cuzoul des Brasconnies
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blars.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Blars: 47% are 65 or over, above Lot’s towns and compared French towns

For Blars, that is above both Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 6.6% of the town.

63.9median age
BlarsLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Blars
BlarsLot medianFrance median
Under 156.6%11%17%
15–245.8%8.8%11%
25–4415%19%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+47%35%22%
No diploma14%21%19%
CAP or BEP24%24%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education39%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Blars: 49% were built before 1919, more than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Blars sits above both Lot’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Blars, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Blars than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

That puts Blars below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Blars has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 9.3% of the labour force are out of work.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot5%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Blars, 0.5 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Blars than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.77/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

On this, Blars is below both Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Blars€8.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €11.53/m² a month)
€8.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Marcilhac-sur-Célé and 4 more in and around Blars

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Blars. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Blars

12pages on Blars

Landmarks

The list names few of Blars’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Site archéologique de la grotte du Cuzoul des Brasconnies: Photo: JYB Devot · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Blars

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blars yet.

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Blars’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Lot →
GramatFigeacCahorsPradinesCapdenac-GareGramatFigeacCahorsPradinesCapdenac-GareBlars
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Blars137—————
Gramat3,51214B−B+B+B−
Figeac9,79316C+B−DC+
Cahors20,05016C+BC−B−
Pradines3,61717B+B−A+C+
Capdenac-Gare Aveyron4,44018AAC+B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Blars

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Blars is a commune of 137 people in the Communauté de communes du Causse de Labastide-Murat. 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
137 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Causse de Labastide-Murat
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
10 sq mi (25.8 km²)
INSEE code
46031

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.