Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is walkability (D−) — nearly a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on jobs & income: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.6% unemployment. Second homes make up 25% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Cressensac-Sarrazac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cressensac-Sarrazac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cressensac-Sarrazac.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Cressensac-Sarrazac works less well than 96% of compared French towns
3%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 2.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 8.6%, below Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The median disposable income is €24,080 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Cressensac-Sarrazac, 0.5 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 4% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Cressensac-Sarrazac costs less than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.08/m² a month
€1,541/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,541/m², about level with Lot’s towns (€1,564/m²) and below compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Cressensac-Sarrazac recorded 46 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cressensac-Sarrazac€1,541/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot median€1,564/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,541/m²
46
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.27 to €10.41/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Cressensac-Sarrazac are 15 to 24: 5.6%, fewer than in Lot’s towns and compared French towns
52.1median age
The share of residents under 15 is 17%. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, lower than Lot’s towns (35%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Half of Cressensac-Sarrazac is older than 52.1, half younger.
Cressensac-SarrazacLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Cressensac-Sarrazac is above 72% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
138 deaths in Cressensac-Sarrazac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 144: 4% below. The nearest emergency department to Cressensac-Sarrazac is Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive, 10.6 mi away. The town has one family doctor. Life expectancy in Lot: 85.1 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Cressensac-Sarrazac · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
10.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
85.1 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Cressensac-Sarrazac keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Cressensac-Sarrazac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.
Cressensac-Sarrazac is a commune of 1,165 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
1,165 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
15.9 sq mi (41.3 km²)
INSEE code
46083
Cressensac-Sarrazac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cressensac-Sarrazac
Is Cressensac-Sarrazac safe?
Cressensac-Sarrazac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Cressensac-Sarrazac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cressensac-Sarrazac grades A for cost of living.
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.