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Population 1,107: a town in Lot, Occitanie.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is a strength too — 0.9 jobs per working resident; 7.9% unemployment. Its weakest is walkability (D−).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Le Montat 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.
Each subject compares Le Montat 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.
Le Montat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Montat: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Montat.
4.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €28,340 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Lot’s towns (€24,345) and compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 7.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 59 residents of Le Montat died, against 88 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Lot is 85.1 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Le Montat is Centre hospitalier Jean Rougier Cahors, 4.7 mi away.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Le Montat has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 17%, above Lot’s towns (11%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.6% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Le Montat | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.19/m² a month. 27 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Montat from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Le Montat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Montat yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Le Montat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Le Montat is a commune of 1,107 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors. 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 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.