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This town in Lot, Occitanie has a population of 116.

Is Lamothe-Cassel a good place to live?

Lamothe-Cassel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 30% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.

What makes Lamothe-Cassel stand out

The 2 things Lamothe-Cassel does most differently from other towns.

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Lamothe-Cassel’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Église de Puycalvel
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The data

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Who lives here

Few people in Lamothe-Cassel are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns

11% are under 15, close to Lot’s towns (11%) and below compared French towns (17%). At 57.5, the median resident of Lamothe-Cassel sits in the middle of the age range. Among adults, 27% have a degree.

57.5median age
Lamothe-CasselLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lamothe-Cassel
Lamothe-CasselLot medianFrance median
Under 1511%11%17%
15–246.5%8.8%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+31%35%22%
No diploma18%21%19%
CAP or BEP33%24%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education27%26%30%

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

History

Lamothe-Cassel keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

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

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Lamothe-Cassel than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,780 a year per consumption unit

5.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 13.6%, above both Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
0
jobs based in Lamothe-Cassel, 0.2 per working resident
13.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,780
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

Renting in Lamothe-Cassel costs less than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.97/m² a month

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

Lamothe-Cassel recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.97/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lamothe-Cassel€8.97/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.90 to €11.66/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

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Everything we know about Lamothe-Cassel

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Lamothe-Cassel

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lamothe-Cassel yet.

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Lamothe-Cassel’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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GourdonPradinesCahorsGramatPrayssacGourdonPradinesCahorsGramatPrayssacLamothe-Cassel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lamothe-Cassel116—————
Gourdon4,20611B+A−CC+
Pradines3,61711B+B−A+C+
Cahors20,05011C+BC−B−
Gramat3,51216B−B+B+B−
Prayssac2,51917CB−CB+

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

About Lamothe-Cassel

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Lamothe-Cassel is a commune of 116 people in the Communauté de communes Quercy - Bouriane. 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
116 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Quercy - Bouriane
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code
46151

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.