Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lacave.
Who lives here
Few people in Lacave are 15 to 24: 5.5%, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns
41% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 9.6% of the people here. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
61.1median age
LacaveLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Lacave: 26% were built before 1919, more than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Lacave is Église Saint-Georges de Meyraguet. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 10.1% of commuters in Lacave go to work without a car, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns
Per resident in work, Lacave counts 0.9 jobs (100 jobs, 100 workers). The unemployment rate comes to 9.9%. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €24,290 a year per consumption unit, near Lot’s towns (€24,345) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Lacave, 0.9 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lacave
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Lacave is a commune of 271 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
271 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
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.
