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Population 623: a town in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Cardaillac a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Cardaillac is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 24% of homes.

What makes Cardaillac stand out

The one thing Cardaillac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Tour des Barons ou Tour de l'Horloge
Tour des Barons ou Tour de l'Horloge · Inscrit · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cardaillac’s story

Cardaillac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cardaillac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1957.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1957First protected: Tour de Sagnes
  • 1991Most recently protected: Tour des Barons ou Tour de l'Horloge
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cardaillac.

Who lives here

Few people in Cardaillac are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Lot’s towns and compared French towns

27% of residents are 65 or over, between Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 34% of adults. Line up the people of Cardaillac by age and the one in the middle is 50.9.

50.9median age
CardaillacLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Cardaillac
CardaillacLot medianFrance median
Under 1515%11%17%
15–246.5%8.8%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+27%35%22%
No diploma15%21%19%
CAP or BEP25%24%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education34%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Cardaillac: 33% 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.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cardaillac; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1957
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 4.6% of commuters in Cardaillac go to work without a car, fewer than in Lot’s towns and compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 7.9%, below Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 100 jobs are based in Cardaillac, for 250 working residents (0.3 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €26,410 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Cardaillac, 0.3 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Cardaillac costs less than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.37/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.38/m² a month. The market in Cardaillac: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.37/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cardaillac€8.37/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.43 to €10.90/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 Cardaillac

12pages on Cardaillac

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cardaillac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Tour de Sagnes: Photo: Dr Brains · Public domain · Tour des Barons ou Tour de l'Horloge: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cardaillac

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

How we find them →

Cardaillac’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 →
FigeacCapdenac-GareSaint-CéréDecazevilleGramatAubinFigeacCapdenac-GareSaint-CéréDecazevilleGramatAubinCardaillac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cardaillac623—————
Figeac9,7934.9C+B−DC+
Capdenac-Gare Aveyron4,4408.4AAC+B
Saint-Céré3,42914A−B+A−B
Decazeville Aveyron5,02015CACC
Gramat3,51215B−B+B+B−
Aubin Aveyron3,44416BA+A+C+

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

About Cardaillac

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Cardaillac is a commune of 623 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
623 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7 sq mi (18.2 km²)
INSEE code
46057

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.