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ThéminesLot

A town of 240 in Lot, Occitanie.

Population
240
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.32
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,880
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Thémines a good place to live?

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

What makes Thémines stand out

The one thing Thémines does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
28%2%ThéminesMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
28% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Grotte des Escabasses ou de la Vipère
Grotte des Escabasses ou de la Vipère · Classé · Photo: VKaeru · CC0
Thémines’ story

Thémines in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Thémines: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1951.

52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1951First protected: Ancienne halle
  • 1968Most recently protected: Grotte des Escabasses ou de la Vipère
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thémines.

Who lives here

Thémines has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5% are 15 to 24

On this, Thémines is below both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 10% of the population.

55.5median age
ThéminesLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma5%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%

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 Thémines
ThéminesLot medianFrance median
Under 1510%11%17%
15–246.5%8.8%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6438%25%26%
65+28%35%22%
No diploma5%21%19%
CAP or BEP33%24%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education31%26%30%
Full pageThémines’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages55.5 median age · 28% are 65 or overHouseholds120 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad2.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Thémines?”

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

History

Thémines keeps more of its old housing than Lot or compared French towns: 52% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Thémines comes above both Lot’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Thémines: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Thémines is Grotte des Escabasses ou de la Vipère.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1951
first monument protected
Full pageThémines’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes52% built before 1919 · Older homesMap3 historic monumentsClassé3 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Thémines?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Thémines are out of work than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.3%

For Thémines, that is above both Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Thémines has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 7.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Thémines, 0.3 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageThémines’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentGetting to work7% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€23,880 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 Thémines than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.32/m² a month

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

Thémines sits below both Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€9.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Thémines€9.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€9.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.47 to €11.64/m² a month)
€7.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageThémines’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.32/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Halle de Thémines and 4 more in and around Thémines

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

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionHalle de Théminesin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saignes4.9 km north, in SaignesArchaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmen de Gary4.7 km west, in IssendolusArchaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmen de Souilhol4.9 km west, in IssendolusChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saignes4.9 km north, in Saignes
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Thémines

12pages on Thémines
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing10 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 55.5History3 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Thémines: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Grotte préhistorique à décorations pariétales, dite de RoucadouCave · Prehistory
Ancienne halleMarket hall · 17th c.
Photo credits

Grotte préhistorique à décorations pariétales, dite de Roucadou: Photo: VKaeru · CC0 · Ancienne halle: Photo: Thierry46 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Thémines

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

How we find them →

Thémines’ 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 →
GramatSaint-CéréFigeacCapdenac-GareGramatSaint-CéréFigeacCapdenac-GareThémines
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Thémines240—————
Gramat3,5125.5B−B+B+B−
Saint-Céré3,4298.7A−B+A−B
Figeac9,79313C+B−DC+
Capdenac-Gare Aveyron4,44017AAC+B

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

About Thémines

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Thémines is a commune of 240 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
240 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
INSEE code
46318

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.