Souillac grades B+ overall: better than 69% of compared French towns, and #3 of 8 in Lot. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 14.1 recorded violent incidents and 18 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Souillac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Souillac.
History
Souillac is rich in protected monuments: 19 per 10,000 residents, more than Lot’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 14% of homes were built. Among the classé monuments in Souillac is Sépulture collective dénommée Dolmen Laval ou Tumulus Laval. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in the town: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Souillac costs less than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.66/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,336/m², comes from 150 sales of houses and apartments in Souillac from July 2023 to June 2026. The town is the cheapest of the 8 towns in Lot: its median sale is €1,336/m². Houses sell for €1,343/m² in the town, apartments for €1,311/m².
€1,336/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Souillac€1,336/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot median€1,564/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,343/m²
114
Apartments
€1,311/m²
36
€8.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.72 to €11.17/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Souillac are out of work than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: 20.1%
The median disposable income was €21,900 a year per consumption unit, below Lot’s towns (€24,345) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Souillac holds 2,300 jobs; 1,050 of its residents are in work, so 2.2 jobs each. Also worth knowing: 23.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot16%
Bicycle4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
2,300
jobs based in Souillac, 2.2 per working resident
20.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Souillac sees more crime per resident than 86% of compared French towns
On the Safety Grade, Souillac ranks 7th of the 8 compared towns in Lot. Over 2025, Souillac logged 125 recorded offenses. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
14.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage47
Family violence21
Other physical violence18
Burglary18
Sexual violence11
Theft from vehicles10
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence35
Fraud25
Drug use9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
14.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
125
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Souillac skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Lot’s towns or compared French towns
The share of residents under 15 is 11%. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, near Lot’s towns (35%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 23% of adults.
52.6median age
SouillacLot medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #1 of 8 in Lot. Near Souillac, 92.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Lot’s towns (95.2%).
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Souillac’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Lot: 85.1 years for women, 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Its two care homes for older people (117 places) count their residents as Souillac’s; allowing for them, deaths were 9% below expected. 673 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 619: 9% above. The nearest emergency department to Souillac is Centre hospitalier de Sarlat, 12.2 mi away.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Souillac · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Sarlat
19 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Dubois Brive
85.1 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ancienne église Saint-Martin et son beffroi: Photo: PMRMaeyaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anciens bâtiments conventuels de Sainte-Marie: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Viaduc de la Borrèze: Photo: Dano / Dan McKay · CC BY 2.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Souillac
Is Souillac safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 47 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Souillac good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns and #1 of 8 in Lot. The lycée stands out: 98% of 44 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis Vicat in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Souillac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,336/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Souillac grades A for cost of living.
About Souillac
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Souillac is a commune of 3,192 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
3,192 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
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.
