Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Arques.
Who lives here
Children make up only 4.7% of Les Arques, fewer than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns
42% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 7% of the population. Degrees are held by 37% of adults.
61.4median age
Les ArquesLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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 Les Arques: 42% were built before 1919, more than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Les Arques is Chapelle Saint-André. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in the town: 2 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
Fewer people in Les Arques are out of work than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.7%
Median disposable income comes to €23,790 a year per consumption unit. 7.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle4%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Les Arques, 0.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Les Arques
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Les Arques is a commune of 214 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
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.
