Cajarc has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. At the median price of €1,817/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cajarc 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cajarc.
Who lives here
An older town: 41% of people in Cajarc are 65 or over, more than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns
6.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 12% of residents. Half of Cajarc is older than 59.2, half younger.
59.2median age
CajarcLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Cajarc are out of work than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.6%
The median disposable income was €22,950 a year per consumption unit, below both Lot’s towns (€24,345) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Cajarc at the census.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot14%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Cajarc, 1.6 per working resident
15.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
For cost of living, Cajarc gets a B+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,817/m²: 44 houses and apartments sold in Cajarc between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.04/m² a month, about level with Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.18/m² a month.
€1,817/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cajarc€1,817/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot median€1,564/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,817/m²
44
€10.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.64 to €13.20/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Cajarc keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2024. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cajarc: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Maison dite de l'Hébrardie.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Cajarc’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 54% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (34 places) counts its residents as Cajarc’s; allowing for it, deaths were 14% below expected. 241 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 247: 2% below. The nearest emergency department to Cajarc is Centre hospitalier Figeac site Martin Malvy, 12.6 mi away. The town has 3 family doctors.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Cajarc · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Figeac site Martin Malvy
13.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Villefranche de Rouergue site la Chartreuse
85.1 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Cajarc has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Violence against people averaged 6.7 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 7.6. Jobs outnumber working residents in Cajarc (550 to 350): it draws people in from around.
6.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft without violence10
Fraud9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
48.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 48.7% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Nearby attractions
Maison des Arts Georges Pompidou and 6 more in and around Cajarc
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Cajarc. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cajarc
Is Cajarc safe?
Cajarc has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Cajarc good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cajarc expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,817/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cajarc grades B+ for cost of living.
About Cajarc
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Cajarc is a commune of 1,136 people in the Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac. 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
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.
