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A town of 409 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Villesèque a good place to live?

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

What makes Villesèque stand out

The 2 things Villesèque does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Szeder László · CC BY-SA 4.0
Villesèque’s story

Villesèque in pictures

Villesèque has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2004First protected: Tour de Trébaïx
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villesèque.

Who lives here

Villesèque has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4% are 15 to 24

Retirement age and beyond: a third of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 12%, near Lot’s towns (11%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). At 56.4, the median resident of Villesèque sits in the middle of the age range.

56.4median age
VillesèqueLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villesèque
VillesèqueLot medianFrance median
Under 1512%11%17%
15–245.4%8.8%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+33%35%22%
No diploma14%21%19%
CAP or BEP20%24%26%
Baccalauréat26%19%18%
Higher education33%26%30%

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

History

Villesèque keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

Villesèque has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 3.0% of commuters in Villesèque go to work without a car, fewer than in both Lot’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs based in Villesèque number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 8.0% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €26,860 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Lot’s towns (€24,345).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Villesèque, 0.4 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Villesèque is €11.22/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.55/m² a month. Villesèque recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villesèque€11.22/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€11.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.40 to €13.41/m² a month)
€8.55/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 Villesèque

11pages on Villesèque

Landmarks

The list names few of Villesèque’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Villesèque

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

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Villesèque’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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PradinesCahorsPrayssacMontayralPradinesCahorsPrayssacMontayralVillesèque
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villesèque409—————
Pradines3,6176.5B+B−A+C+
Cahors20,0507.2C+BC−B−
Prayssac2,5199.7CB−CB+
Montayral Lot-et-Garonne2,65417B+AAB−

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

About Villesèque

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Villesèque is a commune of 409 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble. 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
409 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
9 sq mi (23.4 km²)
INSEE code
46335

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.