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In Lot, Occitanie, this town has 145 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Le Bastit has none. Just over two in five homes here are second homes.
The one thing Le Bastit does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Bastit as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit Pierre Levée de Nougayrac, in Cœur de Causse, 4 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Bastit.
Children under 15 make up 14%, above Lot’s towns (11%) but below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents. Le Bastit has a median age of 53.9.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Le Bastit | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Le Bastit counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). At the census, 4.8% of commuters got to work without a car. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,390 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Le Bastit.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Bastit is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Bastit yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bastit | 145 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gramat | 3,512 | 5.1 | B− | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Gourdon | 4,206 | 14 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Saint-Céré | 3,429 | 15 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
| Souillac | 3,192 | 16 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Le Bastit is a commune of 145 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
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.