There are no grades for Montcabrier: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. A quarter of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 41% of residents.
What makes Montcabrier stand out
The 2 things Montcabrier does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montcabrier.
Who lives here
Children make up only 6.6% of Montcabrier, fewer than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.1% of the town. Just over two in five residents are 65 or over, above both Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). Montcabrier has a median age of 61 years.
61median age
MontcabrierLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 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
Montcabrier keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Montcabrier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 3 of the 5, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Montcabrier than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1%
50 jobs are based in Montcabrier, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,190 a year. Unemployment stood at 10.8%, lower than Lot’s towns (12.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Montcabrier, 0.4 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montcabrier
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Montcabrier is a commune of 342 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble. 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
342 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
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.
