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IssendolusLot

A town of 529 in Lot, Occitanie.

Population
529
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.32
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,760
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 Issendolus a good place to live?

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

What makes Issendolus stand out

The one thing Issendolus does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
15%2%IssendolusMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
15% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Ancien hôpital des Religieuses de Beaulieu
Ancien hôpital des Religieuses de Beaulieu · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Issendolus’ story

Issendolus in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Issendolus: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1921First protected: Ancien hôpital des Religieuses de Beaulieu
  • 1988Most recently protected: Dolmen dit Pierre Levée
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Issendolus.

Who lives here

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

On this, Issendolus is below both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town.

52median age
IssendolusLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Issendolus
IssendolusLot medianFrance median
Under 1513%11%17%
15–247.8%8.8%11%
25–4420%19%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+26%35%22%
No diploma13%21%19%
CAP or BEP29%24%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education31%26%30%
Full pageIssendolus’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages52 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds250 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad4.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Issendolus?”

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

History

Old homes shape Issendolus: 25% 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.

In the comparison, Issendolus comes above both Lot’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Issendolus: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Issendolus is Deux dolmens sur le domaine de Gabaudet.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected
Full pageIssendolus’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homesMap3 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Issendolus?”

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

Work & commute

Only 4.0% of commuters in Issendolus go to work without a car, fewer than in Lot’s towns and compared French towns

For Issendolus, that is below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 8.9%. Issendolus has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Issendolus, 0.1 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageIssendolus’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.1 per working residentMedian income€26,760 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Issendolus than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.32/m² a month

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

Issendolus sits below both Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€9.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Issendolus€9.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€9.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.47 to €11.64/m² a month)
€7.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageIssendolus’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.32/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Dolmen de Beaupendu and 4 more in and around Issendolus

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Issendolus. Best known first.

All attractions →
Archaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmen de Beaupenduin townArchaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmen de Garyin townArchaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmen de Souilholin townArchaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmen du Causse de Gabaudetin townAttractionAttractionHalle de Thémines3.4 km east, in Thémines
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Issendolus

12pages on Issendolus
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.5 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing11 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractions4 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 52History3 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Issendolus: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Deux dolmens sur le domaine de GabaudetDolmen · Prehistory
Dolmen dit Pierre LevéeDolmen · Prehistory
Photo credits

Deux dolmens sur le domaine de Gabaudet: Photo: Manup13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dolmen dit Pierre Levée: Photo: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Issendolus

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

How we find them →

Issendolus’ 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 →
GramatSaint-CéréFigeacGramatSaint-CéréFigeacIssendolus
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Issendolus529—————
Gramat3,5123.8B−B+B+B−
Saint-Céré3,4299.3A−B+A−B
Figeac9,79315C+B−DC+

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

About Issendolus

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Issendolus is a commune of 529 people in the Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac. 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
529 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.3 sq mi (19 km²)
INSEE code
46132

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.