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This town in Lot, Occitanie has a population of 733.

Is Prudhomat a good place to live?

There are no grades for Prudhomat: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 17% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Prudhomat stand out

The one thing Prudhomat does most differently from other towns.

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Église du château de Castelnau-de-Bretenoux
Église du château de Castelnau-de-Bretenoux · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Prudhomat’s story

Prudhomat in pictures

Prudhomat has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1862First protected: Château de Castelnau-de-Bretenoux
  • 1979Most recently protected: Église Saint-Gilles de Bonneviole
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prudhomat.

Who lives here

Few people in Prudhomat are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns

27% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 17%, above Lot’s towns (11%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Prudhomat: 49.6, the median.

49.6median age
PrudhomatLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Prudhomat
PrudhomatLot medianFrance median
Under 1517%11%17%
15–247%8.8%11%
25–4420%19%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+27%35%22%
No diploma18%21%19%
CAP or BEP28%24%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education30%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Prudhomat: 18% were built before 1919, more than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Prudhomat is Château de Castelnau-de-Bretenoux. This Lot town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. 3 of the 4 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected

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 Prudhomat than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 1.7%

Per resident in work, Prudhomat counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 300 workers). Unemployment stands at 8.2%. The median disposable income was €25,480 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Lot’s towns (€24,345).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Prudhomat, 0.4 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 4.7 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Prudhomat92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège d'OrlindeNearest collègeCollègeCollège6692%−1 pt
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Prudhomat costs less than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.32/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.45/m² a month. The market in Prudhomat: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Prudhomat€9.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€9.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.47 to €11.64/m² a month)
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Castelnau-Bretenoux and 3 more in and around Prudhomat

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Prudhomat. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Prudhomat

13pages on Prudhomat

Landmarks

Prudhomat has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Castelnau-de-Bretenoux: Photo: Original téléversé par Luna04 sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Gilles de Bonneviole: Photo: Glaurent · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré de Félènes: Photo: A1AA1A · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église du château de Castelnau-de-Bretenoux: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Prudhomat

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

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Prudhomat’s neighbors

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

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Saint-CéréGramatArgentat-sur-DordogneSouillacSaint-CéréGramatArgentat-sur-DordogneSouillacPrudhomat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Prudhomat733—————
Saint-Céré3,4294.6A−B+A−B
Gramat3,5129.4B−B+B+B−
Argentat-sur-Dordogne Corrèze2,88115A+AAC
Souillac3,19217B+ADC+

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

About Prudhomat

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Prudhomat is a commune of 733 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
733 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.8 sq mi (12.3 km²)
INSEE code
46228

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.