With fewer than 1,000 residents, Duravel falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 25% of its housing. 38% of residents are 65 or over. The median price paid is €1,730/m².
What makes Duravel stand out
The 3 things Duravel does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Duravel.
Who lives here
Few people in Duravel are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns
12% of residents are children under 15. Half the people of Duravel are older than 58.1. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, between Lot’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%).
58.1median age
DuravelLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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 Duravel: 28% were built before 1919, more than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Duravel counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 7.6% of commuters in Duravel go to work without a car, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns
Households’ median disposable income: €23,510 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Duravel number 150, against 300 residents in work (0.5 per worker). 12.4% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Lot’s towns (12.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Duravel, 0.5 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Duravel
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Duravel is a commune of 950 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
950 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
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.
