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251 residents make their home in this town in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Saint-Jean-de-Laur a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Jean-de-Laur has none. Second homes make up 44% of its housing. 43% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Jean-de-Laur stand out

The 2 things Saint-Jean-de-Laur does most differently from other towns.

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Vestiges de l'abbaye de Lantouy
Vestiges de l'abbaye de Lantouy · Inscrit · Photo: P. Danilo Royet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Jean-de-Laur’s story

Saint-Jean-de-Laur in pictures

Saint-Jean-de-Laur has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2009First protected: Vestiges de l'abbaye de Lantouy
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Laur.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Jean-de-Laur are 15 to 24: 4.7%, fewer than in Lot’s towns and compared French towns

12% are under 15, between Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 31% of adults. Saint-Jean-de-Laur has a median age of 60.5.

60.5median age
Saint-Jean-de-LaurLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Jean-de-Laur
Saint-Jean-de-LaurLot medianFrance median
Under 1512%11%17%
15–244.7%8.8%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6424%25%26%
65+43%35%22%
No diploma13%21%19%
CAP or BEP31%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education31%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Jean-de-Laur: 41% were built before 1919, more than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 11th century. Saint-Jean-de-Laur has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
2009
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Saint-Jean-de-Laur walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 3.3%

Saint-Jean-de-Laur has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,910 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Laur, 0.5 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
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

Renting in Saint-Jean-de-Laur costs less than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.77/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 18 homes in Saint-Jean-de-Laur. A house rents for an estimated €9.63/m² a month.

€8.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Jean-de-Laur€8.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €11.53/m² a month)
€9.63/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-Jean-de-Laur

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Vestiges de l'abbaye de Lantouy: Photo: P. Danilo Royet · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Jean-de-Laur

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-de-Laur yet.

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Saint-Jean-de-Laur’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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Villefranche-de-RouergueCapdenac-GareFigeacVillefranche-de-RouergueCapdenac-GareFigeacSaint-Jean-de-Laur
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Jean-de-Laur251—————
Villefranche-de-Rouergue Aveyron11,27111B+A−CB
Capdenac-Gare Aveyron4,44016AAC+B
Figeac9,79316C+B−DC+

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

About Saint-Jean-de-Laur

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Saint-Jean-de-Laur is a commune of 251 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
251 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8.4 sq mi (21.7 km²)
INSEE code
46270

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 November 4, 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.