At under 1,000 residents, Carennac is too small for the grades other French towns get. 39% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Carennac stand out
The 2 things Carennac does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carennac.
Who lives here
Few people in Carennac are 15 to 24: 4.6%, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns
14% are under 15, higher than Lot’s towns (11%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up a third of the town. Half the people of Carennac are older than 53.6.
53.6median age
CarennacLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Carennac keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Carennac is Ancien prieuré ou château. The protected list starts in the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Carennac counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Carennac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 2.2%
The unemployment rate comes to 6.5%. Jobs based in Carennac number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income is €23,440 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Carennac, 0.5 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ancien prieuré ou château: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Église et son cloître: Photo: Jochen Jahnke 13:56, 16. Nov. 2007 (CET) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Carennac
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Carennac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Carennac
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Carennac is a commune of 431 people in the Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. 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
431 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
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.
