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A town in Lot, Occitanie, home to 1,268 people.

Is Lacapelle-Marival a good place to live?

Cost of living is its strong suit (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay hold up well (B+): 1.7 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 11 points below the expected rate. Health is a weak point (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Lacapelle-Marival has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Lacapelle-Marival grades

Each subject compares Lacapelle-Marival with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Lacapelle-Marival has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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What makes Lacapelle-Marival stand out

The 3 things Lacapelle-Marival does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Classé · Photo: Thierry46 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lacapelle-Marival’s story

Lacapelle-Marival in pictures

Lacapelle-Marival has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1939.

Henri d’Ardenne de Tizac, born in 1877, is the one person born in Lacapelle-Marival before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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Landmarks

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

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lacapelle-Marival.

Schools

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Lacapelle-Marival than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 80.0%

80.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.2 mi away. The closest collège is 1.6 mi off.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lacapelle-Marival80.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollègeCollège5480%−11 pts
80.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −11 pts against the expected rate
1.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.1% of Lacapelle-Marival, fewer than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns

57.8median age

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below both Lot’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Two in five residents have reached 65. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.9% of residents.

Lacapelle-MarivalLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 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.

Ages and diplomas in Lacapelle-Marival
Lacapelle-MarivalLot medianFrance median
Under 159.1%11%17%
15–249.9%8.8%11%
25–4415%19%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+40%35%22%
No diploma30%21%19%
CAP or BEP25%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education21%26%30%

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

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Lacapelle-Marival costs less than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.06/m² a month

€1,304/m²median sale price

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

Homes sold for a median €1,304/m², below both Lot’s towns (€1,564/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Lacapelle-Marival recorded 49 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Lacapelle-Marival€1,304/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot median€1,564/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,304/m²49
€9.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.97 to €11.76/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth C−

Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Lacapelle-Marival run higher than in 81% of compared French towns

+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Lacapelle-Marival is Centre hospitalier Figeac site Martin Malvy, 9.5 mi away. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Lacapelle-Marival come to 101 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 501 residents of Lacapelle-Marival died, against 320 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 57% more. At birth, a girl in Lot can expect 85.1 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw157
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Lacapelle-Marival · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Figeac site Martin Malvy
27.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Villefranche de Rouergue site la Chartreuse
85.1 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Unemployment in Lacapelle-Marival, 7.3%, runs below Lot’s towns and compared French towns

12%walk, cycle or take transit

Just over one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,300 a year. At the census, 6.4% of working residents in Lacapelle-Marival didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
800
jobs based in Lacapelle-Marival, 1.7 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns

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

History

Lacapelle-Marival has 1 historic monument, 1 classé

1historic monument

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

Homes built before 1919 account for 10% of the housing. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
12th c.
oldest protected part
1939
first monument protected

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

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About Lacapelle-Marival

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Lacapelle-Marival is a commune of 1,268 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
1,268 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²)
INSEE code
46143

Lacapelle-Marival’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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Saint-CéréFigeacGramatCapdenac-GareSaint-CéréFigeacGramatCapdenac-GareLacapelle-Marival
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lacapelle-Marival1,268——A—C−
Saint-Céré3,4299.2A−B+A−B
Figeac9,7939.5C+B−DC+
Gramat3,51210B−B+B+B−
Capdenac-Gare Aveyron4,44013AAC+B

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

Questions about Lacapelle-Marival

Is Lacapelle-Marival safe?

Lacapelle-Marival has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 800 jobs for 450 working residents, Lacapelle-Marival draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.

Are schools in Lacapelle-Marival good?

They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Lacapelle-Marival expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lacapelle-Marival grades A for cost of living.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.