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This town in Lot, Occitanie has a population of 234.

Population

234

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.05

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€22,020

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lavercantière a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Lavercantière out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 32% of homes. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.

What makes Lavercantière stand out

The 2 things Lavercantière does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

34% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 58.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château · Inscrit · Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lavercantière’s story

Lavercantière in pictures

Lavercantière has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jacques de La Grange-Gourdon, born in 1755, is the one person born in Lavercantière before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2014First protected: Site archéologique du dolmen de Surgès

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavercantière.

Who lives here

Lavercantière has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24

34% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 12%, above Lot’s towns (11%) but below compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.

58.7median age

LavercantièreLot medianFrance median

Lot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

34%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat24%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Lavercantière
	Lavercantière	Lot median	France median
Under 15	12%	11%	17%
15–24	8.1%	8.8%	11%
25–44	13%	19%	23%
45–64	32%	25%	26%
65+	34%	35%	22%
No diploma	17%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	24%	26%
Baccalauréat	24%	19%	18%
Higher education	21%	26%	30%

Full pageLavercantière’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages58.7 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households110 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad9.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lavercantière?”

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

History

Lavercantière keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Lavercantière has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1991

first monument protected

Full pageLavercantière’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lavercantière?”

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

Work & commute

Only 4.8% of commuters in Lavercantière go to work without a car, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €22,020 a year per consumption unit, below Lot’s towns (€24,345) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Of those in the labour force, 9.7% are unemployed. For its 100 residents in work, Lavercantière has 50 jobs: 0.8 each.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport1%

On foot1%

jobs based in Lavercantière, 0.8 per working resident

9.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€22,020

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident Median income€22,020 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 Lavercantière than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.05/m² a month

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

Lavercantière recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lavercantière€9.05/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Lot median€10.36/m²

€9.05/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €11.56/m² a month)

€7.51/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLavercantière’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.05/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lavercantière

12pages on Lavercantière

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.6 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 58.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Lavercantière’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Site archéologique du dolmen de SurgèsArchaeological site · Prehistory

Classé

Église Saint-Pierre-ès-LiensChurch · 12th c. · in Rampoux, 0.7 mi

Classé

Église Saint-RochChurch · 12th–17th c. · in Thédirac, 2.2 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Jacques-le-MajeurChurch · 12th–16th c. · in Salviac, 4.2 mi

Famous people from Lavercantière

One notable person was born in Lavercantière.

Their page →

Jacques de La Grange-GourdonFrench politician · 1755–1842

Lavercantière’s 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 →

GourdonPrayssacPradinesCahorsLavercantière

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lavercantière	234	—	—	—	—	—
Gourdon	4,206	7.8	B⁺	A⁻	C	C⁺
Prayssac	2,519	11	C	B⁻	C	B⁺
Pradines	3,617	12	B⁺	B⁻	A⁺	C⁺
Cahors	20,050	14	C⁺	B	C⁻	B⁻

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

About Lavercantière

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Lavercantière is a commune of 234 people in the Communauté de communes Cazals-Salviac. 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: 234 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cazals-Salviac
Département: Lot (46)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 5.8 sq mi (15 km²)
INSEE code: 46164

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.