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75 people call this town in Lot, Occitanie home.

Is Saint-Caprais a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Caprais falls below the line for grades. 33% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 37% of the population.

What makes Saint-Caprais stand out

The 2 things Saint-Caprais does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Caprais’ story

Saint-Caprais in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Caprais; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Caprais.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.6% of Saint-Caprais, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns

Among adults, 32% have a degree. 37% of residents are 65 or over, close to Lot’s towns (35%) and above compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.

57.8median age
Saint-CapraisLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Caprais
Saint-CapraisLot medianFrance median
Under 158.6%11%17%
15–2410%8.8%11%
25–4411%19%23%
45–6433%25%26%
65+37%35%22%
No diploma17%21%19%
CAP or BEP27%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education32%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Caprais: 57% 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 earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Caprais; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Saint-Caprais are out of work than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.0%

At the census, 11.5% of working residents in Saint-Caprais didn’t travel to work at all.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Caprais, 0.2 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
12%
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 Saint-Caprais than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.62/m² a month

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

The market in Saint-Caprais: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Caprais€8.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €10.54/m² a month)
€7.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Caprais

11pages on Saint-Caprais

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Saint-Caprais

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Caprais yet.

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Saint-Caprais’ 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 →
PrayssacFumelMontayralGourdonPradinesCahorsPrayssacFumelMontayralGourdonPradinesCahorsSaint-Caprais
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Caprais75—————
Prayssac2,5197.4CB−CB+
Fumel Lot-et-Garonne4,69012C−AC−C
Montayral Lot-et-Garonne2,65413B+AAB−
Gourdon4,20614B+A−CC+
Pradines3,61716B+B−A+C+
Cahors20,05018C+BC−B−

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

About Saint-Caprais

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Saint-Caprais is a commune of 75 people in the Communauté de communes Cazals-Salviac. 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
75 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cazals-Salviac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code
46250

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.