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Population 228: a town in Lot, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Lherm is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 36% of its housing. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Lherm does most differently from other towns.
Lherm has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lherm.
Children under 15 make up 9%, lower than both Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). 33% of adults hold a degree. Also worth knowing: half the people of Lherm are older than 58.9.
56% women, 44% men
About 79 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Lherm | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Lherm has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,330 a year per consumption unit. Lherm has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stood at 9.5%, lower than both Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
19 houses and apartments changed hands in Lherm from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Lherm. Best known first.
The list names few of Lherm’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0
One notable person was born in Lherm.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Lherm is a commune of 228 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 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.