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A town of 171 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Terrou a good place to live?

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

What makes Terrou stand out

The 2 things Terrou does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Terrou’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Terrou’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Terrou, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1975First protected: Château de Saint-Thamar
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Terrou.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Terrou than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are under 15

For Terrou, that is below both Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). 6.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

56.6median age
TerrouLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Terrou
TerrouLot medianFrance median
Under 158.5%11%17%
15–246.9%8.8%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6440%25%26%
65+28%35%22%
No diploma22%21%19%
CAP or BEP25%24%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education22%26%30%

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

History

Terrou keeps more of its old housing than Lot or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

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

Terrou sits above both Lot’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Terrou, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1975
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Terrou than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%

That puts Terrou below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Terrou has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 1 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Terrou, 1 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
18%
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 Terrou than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.37/m² a month

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

On this, Terrou is below both Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.37/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Terrou€8.37/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.43 to €10.90/m² a month)
€7.38/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 Terrou

12pages on Terrou

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Terrou

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Terrou yet.

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Terrou’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-CéréFigeacGramatCapdenac-GareSaint-CéréFigeacGramatCapdenac-GareTerrou
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Terrou171—————
Saint-Céré3,4296.9A−B+A−B
Figeac9,79312C+B−DC+
Gramat3,51212B−B+B+B−
Capdenac-Gare Aveyron4,44015AAC+B

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

About Terrou

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Terrou is a commune of 171 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
171 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²)
INSEE code
46314

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.