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The town, home to 303 people, lies in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Gigouzac a good place to live?

Gigouzac isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 14% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Gigouzac stand out

The one thing Gigouzac does most differently from other towns.

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Maison aux pigeonniers
Maison aux pigeonniers · Inscrit · Photo: Dominique Repérant · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gigouzac’s story

Gigouzac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Gigouzac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1972First protected: Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens
  • 1974Most recently protected: Maison aux pigeonniers
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gigouzac.

History

Old homes shape Gigouzac: 30% 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.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Gigouzac; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Gigouzac has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 7.8% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 34% have a degree. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 17% of the town.

46.6median age
GigouzacLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gigouzac
GigouzacLot medianFrance median
Under 1517%11%17%
15–247.8%8.8%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+25%35%22%
No diploma15%21%19%
CAP or BEP33%24%26%
Baccalauréat13%19%18%
Higher education34%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Gigouzac than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 7.0%

Per resident in work, Gigouzac counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). The median disposable income was €24,310 a year per consumption unit, about level with Lot’s towns (€24,345) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Nearly a tenth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Gigouzac, 0.3 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Gigouzac is €11.22/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.94/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Gigouzac.

€11.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gigouzac€11.22/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€11.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.40 to €13.41/m² a month)
€7.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gigouzac

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Gigouzac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Maison aux pigeonniers: Photo: Dominique Repérant · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Gigouzac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gigouzac yet.

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Gigouzac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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PradinesCahorsGourdonPrayssacPradinesCahorsGourdonPrayssacGigouzac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gigouzac303—————
Pradines3,6177.8B+B−A+C+
Cahors20,0508.8C+BC−B−
Gourdon4,20611B+A−CC+
Prayssac2,51913CB−CB+

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

About Gigouzac

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Gigouzac is a commune of 303 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

Population
303 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code
46119

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 November 4, 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.