Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Lot, Occitanie, this town has 371 residents.
There are no grades for Boissières: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 17% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Boissières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Boissières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien prieuré Saint-Jean, in Catus, 3.5 mi away.
27% 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 Boissières.
Under-15s account for 13% of the population. 27% of residents are 65 or over, below Lot’s towns (35%) but above compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.8% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Boissières | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 8.4%. The median disposable income was €27,600 a year per consumption unit, above Lot’s towns (€24,345) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. For its 150 residents in work, Boissières has 50 jobs: 0.2 each.
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.
The market in Boissières: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.55/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Boissières 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 Boissières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boissières | 371 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pradines | 3,617 | 5.3 | B+ | B− | A+ | C+ |
| Cahors | 20,050 | 6.7 | C+ | B | C− | B− |
| Prayssac | 2,519 | 11 | C | B− | C | B+ |
| Gourdon | 4,206 | 13 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Boissières is a commune of 371 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
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 November 4, 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.