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A town of 473 in Lot, Occitanie.

Population

473

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

€23,910

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 Tauriac a good place to live?

Tauriac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Tauriac stand out

The one thing Tauriac 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-Martial · Classé · Photo: VKaeru · CC0

Tauriac’s story

Tauriac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tauriac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Maria Valtat, born in 1895, is the one person born in Tauriac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1987First protected: Église Saint-Martial

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tauriac.

History

Old homes shape Tauriac: 25% 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.

In the comparison, Tauriac comes above both Lot’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tauriac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Tauriac is Église Saint-Martial.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Martial 16th & 18th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1987

first monument protected

Full pageTauriac’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Tauriac?”

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Tauriac are under 15, more than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns

For Tauriac, that is above both Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 6% of the town.

44.4median age

TauriacLot medianFrance median

Lot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP36%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tauriac
	Tauriac	Lot median	France median
Under 15	20%	11%	17%
15–24	6%	8.8%	11%
25–44	24%	19%	23%
45–64	24%	25%	26%
65+	25%	35%	22%
No diploma	18%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	36%	24%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	18%	26%	30%

Full pageTauriac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.4 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households210 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad4.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Tauriac?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Tauriac than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 2.2%

Tauriac sits below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Tauriac has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,910 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

jobs based in Tauriac, 0.2 per working resident

12.2%

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

€23,910

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 work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€23,910 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Tauriac than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.11/m² a month

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

That puts Tauriac below both Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tauriac€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)

€8.45/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageTauriac’s cost of living pageOpen the page

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

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

Nearby attractions

Carennac and 6 more in and around Tauriac

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Tauriac. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionCarennac2.7 km west, in Carennac Monastery or conventMonastery or conventÉglise Saint-Pierre de Carennac2.7 km west, in Carennac Art galleryArt galleryChapelle Notre-Dame de Carennac2.6 km west, in Carennac Art galleryArt galleryAtelier du Prieuré2.7 km west, in Carennac ChâteauChâteauChateau de Bétaille4.1 km northwest, in Bétaille ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tourette4.3 km northwest, in Bétaille

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tauriac

12pages on Tauriac

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing20 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors47% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Tauriac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-MartialChurch · 16th & 18th c.

Classé

Ancien prieuré ou châteauPriory · 12th–17th c. · in Carennac, 1.7 mi

Classé

Château de Castelnau-de-BretenouxCastle · 11th–18th c. · in Prudhomat, 3.1 mi

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 13th & 16th c. · in Vayrac, 4.1 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martial: Photo: VKaeru · CC0

Famous people from Tauriac

One notable person was born in Tauriac.

Their page →

Maria ValtatFrench resistance fighter and political activist (1895-1977)

Tauriac’s 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 →

Saint-CéréGramatSouillacArgentat-sur-DordogneCosnacTauriac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Tauriac	473	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Céré	3,429	7.2	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻	B
Gramat	3,512	9.5	B⁻	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻
Souillac	3,192	14	B⁺	A	D	C⁺
Argentat-sur-Dordogne Corrèze	2,881	15	A⁺	A	A	C
Cosnac Corrèze	3,044	18	—	B⁺	—	B⁺

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

About Tauriac

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Tauriac is a commune of 473 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: 473 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département: Lot (46)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
INSEE code: 46313

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.