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A town of 187 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Rudelle a good place to live?

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

What makes Rudelle stand out

The one thing Rudelle does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martial
Église Saint-Martial · Classé · Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rudelle’s story

Rudelle in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Rudelle counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1886.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1886First protected: Église Saint-Martial
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rudelle.

Who lives here

Rudelle has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3% are 15 to 24

28% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 14%, above Lot’s towns (11%) but below compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 39% have a degree.

51.8median age
RudelleLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rudelle
RudelleLot medianFrance median
Under 1514%11%17%
15–246.3%8.8%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+28%35%22%
No diploma15%21%19%
CAP or BEP23%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education39%26%30%

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

History

Rudelle keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Rudelle is Église Saint-Martial. The protected list starts in the 14th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1886
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Rudelle, 7.4%, runs below Lot’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €27,310 a year per consumption unit, above both Lot’s towns (€24,345) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 4.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
0
jobs based in Rudelle, 0.3 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rudelle than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.25/m² a month

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

Sales in Rudelle from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.

€9.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rudelle€9.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€9.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.50 to €11.39/m² a month)
€7.61/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 Lacapelle-Marival and 2 more in and around Rudelle

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Rudelle. Best known first.

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

12pages on Rudelle

Landmarks

Rudelle has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martial: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Rudelle

One notable person was born in Rudelle.

Their page →

Rudelle’s 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-CéréFigeacCapdenac-GareGramatSaint-CéréFigeacCapdenac-GareRudelle
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rudelle187—————
Gramat3,5128.2B−B+B+B−
Saint-Céré3,4299.2A−B+A−B
Figeac9,79311C+B−DC+
Capdenac-Gare Aveyron4,44015AAC+B

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

About Rudelle

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Rudelle is a commune of 187 people in the Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac. 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
187 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²)
INSEE code
46242

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.