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CaillacLot

A town of 581 in Lot, Occitanie.

Population
581
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€11.22
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,190
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Caillac a good place to live?

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

What makes Caillac stand out

The 2 things Caillac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
11%2%CaillacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
11% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
28%22%CaillacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 52.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Château de la Grézette
Château de la Grézette · Classé · Photo: Danielle Drieu · CC BY-SA 2.5
Caillac’s story

Caillac in pictures

Caillac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Joachim Ambert, born in 1804, is the one person born in Caillac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1982First protected: Château de la Grézette
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caillac.

Who lives here

Caillac has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by just over a third of adults. 28% of residents are 65 or over, below Lot’s towns (35%) but above compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 12% of the population here.

52.9median age
CaillacLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%

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 Caillac
CaillacLot medianFrance median
Under 1512%11%17%
15–247.9%8.8%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6433%25%26%
65+28%35%22%
No diploma14%21%19%
CAP or BEP29%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education34%26%30%
Full pageCaillac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages52.9 median age · 28% are 65 or overHouseholds250 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad4.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Caillac?”

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

History

Old homes shape Caillac: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Caillac is Château de la Grézette. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected
Full pageCaillac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Caillac?”

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 Caillac than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4%

The jobless rate is 9.9%. Jobs located in Caillac: 200, for 250 residents in work (0.7 each). Median disposable income comes to €26,190 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Caillac, 0.7 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageCaillac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.7 per working residentMedian income€26,190 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Caillac is €11.22/m² a month

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

11 houses and apartments changed hands in Caillac from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Caillac€11.22/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€11.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.40 to €13.41/m² a month)
€8.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageCaillac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€11.22/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château Lagrézette and 5 more in and around Caillac

Heritage and museums in and near Caillac. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau Lagrézettein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Luzech5 km west, in LuzechChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mercuès3.8 km east, in MercuèsChâteauChâteauChâteau les Bouysses2.9 km east, in MercuèsMuseumMuseumLa plage aux ptérosaures4.8 km north, in CrayssacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Caïx3.3 km west, in Luzech
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Caillac

12pages on Caillac
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.4 mi awayWork & commute200 jobs based hereHousing11 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 52.9History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Château de la GrézetteChâteau · 15th–19th c.
Classé
Maison PeindarièsHouse · 16th c. · in Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt, 2.9 mi
Classé
Ancien châteauChâteau · 13th c. · in Luzech, 3.1 mi
Classé
Ancien prieuré Saint-JeanPriory · 12th–15th c. · in Catus, 4.6 mi
Photo credits

Château de la Grézette: Photo: Danielle Drieu · CC BY-SA 2.5

Famous people from Caillac

One notable person was born in Caillac.

Their page →
J
Joachim AmbertFrench politician and writer (1804–1890)

Caillac’s 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 →
PradinesCahorsPrayssacGourdonPradinesCahorsPrayssacGourdonCaillac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Caillac581—————
Pradines3,6173.2B+B−A+C+
Cahors20,0505.3C+BC−B−
Prayssac2,5198CB−CB+
Gourdon4,20617B+A−CC+

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

About Caillac

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Caillac is a commune of 581 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
581 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
INSEE code
46044

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.