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A town of 343 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Cambes a good place to live?

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

Cambes’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Cambes’ story

1 historic monument, the oldest from prehistory

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cambes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 2012.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2012First protected: Site archéologique du dolmen de Pierre Levée
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cambes.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Over-65s are 27% of the population. Children under 15 make up 13%, above Lot’s towns (11%) but below compared French towns (17%). Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.

50.2median age
CambesLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Cambes
CambesLot medianFrance median
Under 1513%11%17%
15–249%8.8%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+27%35%22%
No diploma17%21%19%
CAP or BEP31%24%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education29%26%30%

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

History

Cambes: 1 historic monument, the oldest from prehistory

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Cambes; none is classé, France’s top protection. 16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
Prehistory
oldest protected part
2012
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Cambes has lower unemployment than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

1.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 250 jobs are based in Cambes, for 150 working residents (1.7 per worker). The median disposable income is €26,720 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
250
jobs based in Cambes, 1.7 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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 Cambes 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.

Cambes recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cambes€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)
€7.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cambes

11pages on Cambes

Landmarks

Cambes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Cambes

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

How we find them →

Cambes’ 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 →
FigeacCapdenac-GareGramatDecazevilleSaint-CéréAubinFigeacCapdenac-GareGramatDecazevilleSaint-CéréAubinCambes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cambes343—————
Figeac9,7934.9C+B−DC+
Capdenac-Gare Aveyron4,4408AAC+B
Gramat3,51215B−B+B+B−
Decazeville Aveyron5,02016CACC
Saint-Céré3,42917A−B+A−B
Aubin Aveyron3,44417BA+A+C+

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

About Cambes

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Cambes is a commune of 343 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

Population
343 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code
46051

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.