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A town of 95 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Couzou a good place to live?

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

What makes Couzou stand out

The 2 things Couzou does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte, ancienne chapelle du château de la Pannonie
Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte, ancienne chapelle du château de la Pannonie · Inscrit · Photo: Prolepses · CC BY-SA 3.0
Couzou’s story

Couzou in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Couzou counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1992First protected: Château de la Pannonie
  • 2012Most recently protected: Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte, ancienne chapelle du ch…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Couzou.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Couzou than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults

The under-15s are 12% of the population here. 32% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Lot’s towns (35%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.

54median age
CouzouLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Couzou
CouzouLot medianFrance median
Under 1512%11%17%
15–248.3%8.8%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+32%35%22%
No diploma15%21%19%
CAP or BEP34%24%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education23%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Couzou: 56% 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.

On the Culture ministry’s list, Couzou counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Château de la Pannonie. The protected list starts in the 15th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Couzou walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 2.4%

Unemployment stood at 10.9%, below Lot’s towns (12.8%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving98%
Public transport2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Couzou, 0.4 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
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 Couzou costs less than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.08/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.86/m² a month. 4 houses and apartments changed hands in Couzou from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Couzou€8.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.27 to €10.41/m² a month)
€9.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Pannonie and 8 more in and around Couzou

Family days out, heritage and other places to visit in and near Couzou. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Couzou

12pages on Couzou

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Couzou counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de la Pannonie: Photo: Julien Phlippoteau · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte, ancienne chapelle du château de la Pannonie: Photo: Prolepses · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Couzou

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Couzou as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Couzou’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 →
GramatSouillacGourdonSaint-CéréGramatSouillacGourdonSaint-CéréCouzou
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Couzou95—————
Gramat3,5125.4B−B+B+B−
Souillac3,19212B+ADC+
Gourdon4,20612B+A−CC+
Saint-Céré3,42915A−B+A−B

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

About Couzou

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Couzou is a commune of 95 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
95 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8.3 sq mi (21.6 km²)
INSEE code
46078

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.