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A town of 445 in Lot, Occitanie.

Population

445

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.11

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,640

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Miers a good place to live?

Miers is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Miers stand out

The 2 things Miers does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

28% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

28% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 52.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Site archéologique du dolmen des Barrières n° 3 · Inscrit · Photo: VKaeru · CC0

Miers’ story

Miers in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Miers: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1967.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1967First protected: Grotte préhistorique ornée
2012Most recently protected: Site archéologique du dolmen des Barrières n° 3

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Nearby attractions

Archéosite des Fieux and 4 more in and around Miers

Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Miers. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionArchéosite des Fieuxin town AttractionAttractionGouffre de Padirac3.2 km east, in Padirac ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Padirac3.6 km southeast, in Padirac AttractionAttractionGouffre de Padirac3.1 km east, in Padirac ZooZooPadiparc3.2 km east, in Padirac

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Miers.

Who lives here

Miers has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6% are 15 to 24

For Miers, that is below both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 28% of the population.

52.1median age

MiersLot medianFrance median

Lot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Miers
	Miers	Lot median	France median
Under 15	13%	11%	17%
15–24	6.6%	8.8%	11%
25–44	20%	19%	23%
45–64	32%	25%	26%
65+	28%	35%	22%
No diploma	17%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	24%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	19%	18%
Higher education	24%	26%	30%

Full pageMiers’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages52.1 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households220 households · 2 people per household Born abroad5.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Miers?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Miers: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Miers sits above both Lot’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Miers: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Miers is Grotte préhistorique ornée.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Grotte préhistorique ornée Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1967

first monument protected

Full pageMiers’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Miers?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Miers walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9%

That puts Miers below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Miers has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 9.6% of the labour force are out of work.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

On foot4%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Miers, 0.4 per working resident

9.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,640

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

15%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMiers’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€24,640 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Miers than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.11/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

On this, Miers is below both Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Miers€8.11/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Lot median€10.36/m²

€8.11/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €10.01/m² a month)

€8.45/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMiers’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.11/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Miers

12pages on Miers

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.8 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing15 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.1 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Miers: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Grotte préhistorique ornéeCave · Prehistory

Gisement préhistorique des FieuxArchaeological site

Photo credits

Grotte préhistorique ornée: Photo: Julien 31 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gisement préhistorique des Fieux: Photo: Julien 31 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Miers

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Miers yet.

How we find them →

Miers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Lot →

GramatSaint-CéréSouillacMiers

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Miers	445	—	—	—	—	—
Gramat	3,512	5.4	B⁻	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻
Saint-Céré	3,429	8.8	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻	B
Souillac	3,192	12	B⁺	A	D	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Miers

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Miers is a commune of 445 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

Population: 445 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département: Lot (46)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 9.7 sq mi (25.2 km²)
INSEE code: 46193

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.