Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Chels.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Chels are 15 to 24: 2.6%, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns
10% are under 15, below both Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 47% of residents are 65 or older. Saint-Chels has a median age of 62.7.
62.7median age
Saint-ChelsLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
47%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
Old homes shape Saint-Chels: 44% 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.
Saint-Chels has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Dolmen d'Aubin. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Saint-Chels than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,260 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 8.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 11.3%.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Chels, 0.3 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Dolmen des Agars: Photo: P. Danilo Royet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen du Pech d'Agaïo: Photo: P. Danilo Royet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen du Mas de Pezet: Photo: P. Danilo Royet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen d'Aubin: Photo: Erwan Corre · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Saint-Chels
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Chels yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Chels
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Saint-Chels is a commune of 148 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
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.
