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GignacLot

A town of 691 in Lot, Occitanie.

Population
691
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.67
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,200
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Gignac a good place to live?

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

What makes Gignac stand out

The 2 things Gignac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
29%2%GignacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
29% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
28%22%GignacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 51.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Vayssie Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gignac’s story

Gignac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2004.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

David Bélonie, born in 1885, is the one person born in Gignac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 2004First protected: Église Saint-Martin
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gignac.

Who lives here

Gignac has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, between Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 34% of adults. Residents of Gignac have a median age of 51.9.

51.9median age
GignacLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gignac
GignacLot medianFrance median
Under 1515%11%17%
15–245.7%8.8%11%
25–4422%19%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+28%35%22%
No diploma11%21%19%
CAP or BEP29%24%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education34%26%30%
Full pageGignac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages51.9 median age · 28% are 65 or overHouseholds340 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad3.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Gignac?”

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

History

Gignac keeps more of its old housing than Lot or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
2004
first monument protected
Full pageGignac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Gignac?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Gignac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

8.7% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Gignac counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 300 workers). At the census, 8.0% of working residents in Gignac didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Gignac, 0.4 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageGignac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€25,200 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Gignac is €9.67/m² a month

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

Among the homes sold, 94% were houses. Gignac recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gignac€9.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€9.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.66 to €12.21/m² a month)
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageGignac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.67/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gignac

11pages on Gignac
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.5 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing18 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 51.9History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Gignac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th–18th c.
Classé
Église de RignacChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Cuzance, 4.9 mi
Classé
Sépulture collective dénommée Dolmen Laval ou Tumulus LavalMonument · Prehistory · in Souillac, 5.4 mi
Classé
Château du ClauxChâteau · 15th & 16th c. · in Salignac-Eyvigues, 6.1 mi
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Vayssie Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Gignac

One notable person was born in Gignac.

Their page →
D
David BélonieFrench anarchist · 1885–1915

Gignac’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 →
SouillacSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheCosnacBrive-la-GaillardeTerrasson-LavilledieuMalemortSouillacSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheCosnacBrive-la-GaillardeTerrasson-LavilledieuMalemortGignac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gignac691—————
Souillac3,1926.7B+ADC+
Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze5,09110A−B−AB+
Cosnac Corrèze3,04411—B+—B+
Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze47,09512C+BCB
Terrasson-Lavilledieu Dordogne6,21812B+B+B+B
Malemort Corrèze8,23913A−BA−A

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

About Gignac

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Gignac is a commune of 691 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
691 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
15.8 sq mi (40.9 km²)
INSEE code
46118

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.