Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Catus.
Who lives here
Few people in Catus are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Lot’s towns and compared French towns
For Catus, that is below both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). 30% of residents are 65 or over.
52.4median age
CatusLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
History
Old homes shape Catus: 31% 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.
Catus sits above both Lot’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Catus: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Catus is Ancien prieuré Saint-Jean.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Catus walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%
That puts Catus below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €22,660 a year per consumption unit. Catus has 500 jobs for 350 working residents, 1.5 per worker.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Catus, 1.5 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Catus costs less than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.05/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Catus is below both Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,203/m², comes from 37 sales of houses and apartments in Catus from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,203/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Catus€1,203/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot median€1,564/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,203/m²
37
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €11.56/m² a month)
€7.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Catus
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Catus is a commune of 921 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors. 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.
