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Some 354 people live in this town, in Lot, Occitanie.

Population

354

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.11

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,460

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Michel-de-Bannières a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Michel-de-Bannières out for now. Second homes make up 26% of its housing.

What makes Saint-Michel-de-Bannières stand out

The one thing Saint-Michel-de-Bannières does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Michel · Classé · Photo: Conlinp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Saint-Michel-de-Bannières’ story

Saint-Michel-de-Bannières in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Michel-de-Bannières 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 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1994First protected: Église Saint-Michel

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Nearby attractions

Château de Sarrazac and 10 more in and around Saint-Michel-de-Bannières

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Michel-de-Bannières. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sarrazacin town FortFortUxellodunum3.2 km south, in Vayrac MuseumMuseumNéandertal3.2 km east, in La Chapelle-aux-Saints AttractionAttractionUxellodunum et Fontaine de Loulié3.3 km southwest, in Saint-Denis-lès-Martel Art galleryArt galleryAtelier - Galerie2.9 km southeast, in Vayrac ChâteauChâteauBalager2.1 km northwest, in Condat

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières.

History

Saint-Michel-de-Bannières keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières is Église Saint-Michel.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Michel 12th & 15th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1994

first monument protected

Full pageSaint-Michel-de-Bannières’ history pageOpen the full History page

Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns

Children are 17% of the town. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Residents of Saint-Michel-de-Bannières have a median age of 49.2.

49.2median age

Saint-Michel-de-BannièresLot medianFrance median

Lot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières
	Saint-Michel-de-Bannières	Lot median	France median
Under 15	17%	11%	17%
15–24	7.1%	8.8%	11%
25–44	21%	19%	23%
45–64	31%	25%	26%
65+	24%	35%	22%
No diploma	20%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	24%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	28%	26%	30%

Full pageSaint-Michel-de-Bannières’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages49.2 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households170 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Michel-de-Bannières?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%

Jobs located in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). The jobless rate is 9.8%. Public transport took 2.0% of Saint-Michel-de-Bannières’ working residents to work at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot4%

Public transport2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières, 0.4 per working resident

9.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,460

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€24,460 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières costs less than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.11/m² a month

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

Sales in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Michel-de-Bannières€8.11/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Lot median€10.36/m²

€8.11/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €10.01/m² a month)

€7.12/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSaint-Michel-de-Bannières’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting€8.11/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Michel-de-Bannières

12pages on Saint-Michel-de-Bannières

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.7 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-MichelChurch · 12th & 15th c.

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 13th & 16th c. · in Vayrac, 1.9 mi

Classé

Ancienne église Saint-HilaireChurch · 12th c. · in Curemonte, 2.6 mi

Classé

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-LasvauxChurch · 12th–17th c. · in Le Vignon-en-Quercy, 4.3 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Conlinp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Michel-de-Bannières

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Michel-de-Bannières yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Michel-de-Bannières’ 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 →

SouillacCosnacSaint-CéréGramatMalemortBrive-la-GaillardeSaint-Michel-de-Bannières

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Michel-de-Bannières	354	—	—	—	—	—
Souillac	3,192	12	B⁺	A	D	C⁺
Cosnac Corrèze	3,044	12	—	B⁺	—	B⁺
Saint-Céré	3,429	13	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻	B
Gramat	3,512	14	B⁻	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻
Malemort Corrèze	8,239	14	A⁻	B	A⁻	A
Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze	47,095	15	C⁺	B	C	B

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

About Saint-Michel-de-Bannières

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Saint-Michel-de-Bannières is a commune of 354 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: 354 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département: Lot (46)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code: 46283

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 9, 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.