FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Lot›Occitanie

TeyssieuLot

A town of 162 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Teyssieu a good place to live?

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

What makes Teyssieu stand out

The 2 things Teyssieu does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église paroissiale Sainte-Madeleine
Église paroissiale Sainte-Madeleine · Inscrit · Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Teyssieu’s story

Teyssieu in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Teyssieu: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Ruines de la tour
  • 1992Most recently protected: Église paroissiale Sainte-Madeleine
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Teyssieu.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.6% of Teyssieu, fewer than in Lot’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, close to Lot’s towns (35%) and above compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 4.9%. Typical age in Teyssieu: 59.6, the median.

59.6median age
TeyssieuLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat10%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Teyssieu
TeyssieuLot medianFrance median
Under 158.6%11%17%
15–244.9%8.8%11%
25–4415%19%23%
45–6437%25%26%
65+35%35%22%
No diploma27%21%19%
CAP or BEP23%24%26%
Baccalauréat10%19%18%
Higher education29%26%30%

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

History

Teyssieu keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 47% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Teyssieu is Ruines de la tour. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Teyssieu run lower than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: a median €21,000 a year per consumption unit

12.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Lot’s towns (18.9%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 12.1%.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
On foot8%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Teyssieu, 0.3 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
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 Teyssieu 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.

Teyssieu recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Teyssieu€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)
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Tour de Teyssieu and 2 more in and around Teyssieu

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

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Teyssieu

12pages on Teyssieu

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Teyssieu: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ruines de la tour: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église paroissiale Sainte-Madeleine: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Teyssieu

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

How we find them →

Teyssieu’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-CéréArgentat-sur-DordogneGramatSaint-CéréArgentat-sur-DordogneGramatTeyssieu
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Teyssieu162—————
Saint-Céré3,4295.4A−B+A−B
Argentat-sur-Dordogne Corrèze2,88112A+AAC
Gramat3,51215B−B+B+B−

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

About Teyssieu

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Teyssieu is a commune of 162 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
162 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km²)
INSEE code
46315

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.