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A town of 1,122 in Lot, Occitanie.
Mercuès has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 1.4 jobs per working resident; 13.7% unemployment. At the median price of €1,618/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Mercuès does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mercuès 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Mercuès; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Mercuès before 1900, the earliest Jean-Michel Agar, in 1771.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mercuès.
Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents. 16% are under 15, between Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). Mercuès has a median age of 49.8 years.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Mercuès | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 165 deaths in Mercuès from 2016 to 2025; there were 133, 20% fewer. Average lifespans in Lot: 85.1 years for women, 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Mercuès can choose among 4 GPs.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Unemployment stood at 13.7%, above both Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,640 a year. At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Mercuès didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The median price, €1,618/m², comes from 34 sales of houses and apartments in Mercuès from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.22/m² a month, between Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.86/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,618/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when just over one in ten homes were built. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near Mercuès. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Mercuès; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Château de Mercuès: Photo: Torsade de Pointes · Public domain · Château des Bouysses: Photo: Remy46 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 notable people were born in Mercuès.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Mercuès 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.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,618/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mercuès grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Mercuès is a commune of 1,122 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
