Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
963 people live in this town in Lot, Occitanie.
Espère has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Espère as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Grézette, in Caillac, 1.5 mi away.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Espère.
18% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Lot’s towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. The middle age in Espère is 50.5.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Espère | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Espère holds 150 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 10.3%, below Lot’s towns (12.8%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,870 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Espère from July 2023 to June 2026: 24 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Espère. Best known first.
Nothing in Espère is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Espère yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Espère is a commune of 963 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
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.