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Population 258: a town in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Strenquels a good place to live?

There are no grades for Strenquels: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Nearly a third of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 32% of the population.

What makes Strenquels stand out

The 2 things Strenquels does most differently from other towns.

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Strenquels’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Strenquels’ story

No historic monuments in Strenquels

The Culture ministry lists no building in Strenquels as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Lasvaux, in Le Vignon-en-Quercy, 2.2 mi away.

31% 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 Strenquels.

Who lives here

Strenquels has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 23% have a degree. 11% are under 15, about level with Lot’s towns (11%) and below compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Strenquels: 53.7, the median.

53.7median age
StrenquelsLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Strenquels
StrenquelsLot medianFrance median
Under 1511%11%17%
15–247.4%8.8%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6433%25%26%
65+32%35%22%
No diploma20%21%19%
CAP or BEP24%24%26%
Baccalauréat25%19%18%
Higher education23%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 7.1% of commuters in Strenquels go to work without a car, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns

Unemployment stands at 9.2%. Jobs located in Strenquels: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income was €24,540 a year per consumption unit, about level with Lot’s towns (€24,345) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Strenquels, 0.3 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
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 Strenquels than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.08/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Strenquels.

€8.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Strenquels€8.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.27 to €10.41/m² a month)
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Crozes and 4 more in and around Strenquels

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Strenquels. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Strenquels

12pages on Strenquels

Landmarks

Nothing in Strenquels is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Strenquels

One notable person was born in Strenquels.

Their page →

Strenquels’ 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 →
SouillacCosnacBrive-la-GaillardeMalemortGramatSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheSouillacCosnacBrive-la-GaillardeMalemortGramatSaint-Pantaléon-de-LarcheStrenquels
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Strenquels258—————
Souillac3,19210B+ADC+
Cosnac Corrèze3,04411—B+—B+
Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze47,09513C+BCB
Malemort Corrèze8,23914A−BA−A
Gramat3,51215B−B+B+B−
Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze5,09115A−B−AB+

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

About Strenquels

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Strenquels is a commune of 258 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
258 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code
46312

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.