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428 people call this town in Lot, Occitanie home.

Population

428

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.68

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,490

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Castelfranc a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Castelfranc falls below the line for grades. Nearly a quarter of its homes are second homes.

What makes Castelfranc stand out

The one thing Castelfranc does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

24% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Castelfranc’s story

Castelfranc in pictures

Castelfranc has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

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

Raoul Combes, born in 1883, is the one person born in Castelfranc before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1920First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castelfranc.

History

Castelfranc keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Castelfranc is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption 14th c.

14th c.

oldest protected part

1920

first monument protected

Full pageCastelfranc’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Castelfranc?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Castelfranc, above Lot’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.1% of the town, lower than both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Among adults, 32% have a degree.

46.2median age

CastelfrancLot medianFrance median

Lot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Castelfranc
	Castelfranc	Lot median	France median
Under 15	21%	11%	17%
15–24	6.1%	8.8%	11%
25–44	22%	19%	23%
45–64	27%	25%	26%
65+	24%	35%	22%
No diploma	11%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	24%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	19%	18%
Higher education	32%	26%	30%

Full pageCastelfranc’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.2 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households200 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad6.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Castelfranc?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Castelfranc walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%

Unemployment stands at 9.8%. Castelfranc has 200 jobs for 150 working residents, 1.1 per worker. At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Castelfranc didn’t travel to work at all.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

On foot4%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

200

jobs based in Castelfranc, 1.1 per working resident

9.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,490

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCastelfranc’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 1.1 per working resident Median income€25,490 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Castelfranc than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.68/m² a month

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

Houses were 96% of what sold. Sales in Castelfranc from July 2023 to June 2026: 25 houses and apartments.

€7.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Castelfranc€7.68/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Lot median€10.36/m²

€7.68/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.34 to €9.31/m² a month)

€7.51/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCastelfranc’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.68/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Le Jardin des Sens and 5 more in and around Castelfranc

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Castelfranc. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionLe Jardin des Sensin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Junies4 km north, in Les Junies ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Théron4.4 km northwest, in Prayssac ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Camy3.7 km southeast, in Luzech Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Notre-Dame des Junies3.8 km north, in Les Junies MuseumMuseumLa Maison du Pal4 km south, in Albas

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Castelfranc

12pages on Castelfranc

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.4 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Housing25 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 14th c.

Classé

Maison CavailléHouse · 14th c. · in Les Junies, 1.7 mi

Classé

Portions de l'oppidumMonument · Prehistory · in Luzech, 3.2 mi

Classé

Château de La CosteCastle · 12th–16th c. · in Grézels, 3.6 mi

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Castelfranc

2 notable people were born in Castelfranc.

Their page →

Jean MilhauFrench politician · born 1929

Raoul CombesFrench botanist (1883-1964)

Castelfranc’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 →

PrayssacPradinesCahorsMontayralFumelGourdonCastelfranc

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Castelfranc	428	—	—	—	—	—
Prayssac	2,519	1.7	C	B⁻	C	B⁺
Pradines	3,617	9.4	B⁺	B⁻	A⁺	C⁺
Cahors	20,050	11	C⁺	B	C⁻	B⁻
Montayral Lot-et-Garonne	2,654	12	B⁺	A	A	B⁻
Fumel Lot-et-Garonne	4,690	13	C⁻	A	C⁻	C
Gourdon	4,206	18	B⁺	A⁻	C	C⁺

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

About Castelfranc

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Castelfranc is a commune of 428 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble. 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: 428 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
Département: Lot (46)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code: 46062

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.