Dept 46 Rank #8 / 96
Lot
Occitanie · Nearest city: Cahors TGV (Paris-Toulouse line)
🚄 TGV
Célé & Lot river valleys, Rocamadour cliff-face village, Causse plateaus
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Lot blends very affordable property, generous sunshine and low crime, with thin healthcare cover as its main soft spot. Le Lot marie un immobilier très abordable, un ensoleillement généreux et une faible délinquance, avec un accès aux soins limité comme principal point faible.
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Climate
Sunshine
2,185h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~7 sun hours each year.
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Sunny days
176/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
121/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
817mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
6/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.1/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
41/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
6/10
2.5 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
2.2m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
6/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
24
J
27
J
27
A
22
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+8 days · +5 so far
Tropical nights ~+18 nights · +4 so far
Frost days ~-18 days · -15 so far
Dry-soil days ~+34 days
Landscape
Landscape score
6/10
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Max elevation
788m
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Forest cover
48.8%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Célé & Lot river valleys, Rocamadour cliff-face village, Causse plateaus
Identity
Lot is the birthplace of Jean-François Champollion (égyptologue).
Notable figures born here
Jean-François Champollion — égyptologueFrançoise Sagan — écrivainJean XXII — écrivainJoachim Murat — maréchalLéon Gambetta — avocatClément Marot — écrivainCharles Boyer — acteurJean-Baptiste Bessières — ducJacques-Joseph Champollion — historienFrançois Certain de Canrobert — officier
Terroir & appellations
Lot lies within protected appellation areas, including Cahors, Chasselas de Moissac, Rocamadour.
CahorsChasselas de MoissacRocamadourBleu des CaussesBleu d'AuvergneNoix du PérigordHuile de noix du PérigordCoteaux du QuercyMelon du QuercyCanard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest PérigordFraise du PérigordCanard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest Quercy
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- André Breton
- Jean-François Champollion
- Joachim Murat
- Jean Lurçat
- Jardins secrets
- Jardin de l’ancien couvent de Meyronne
Station classée de tourisme (31)
Risks
Safety score
9/10
Flood risk
High
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Moderate
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very low
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Ground movement Very high 100% p90 of 96
Wildfire Very high 100% p94 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 99.4% p79 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Moderate 42.5% p43 of 96
Dam failure Low 35.5% #4 most exposed of 96
Radon Very low 15% p67 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 1.3% p24 of 96
Flooding Very low 0.3% p2 of 96
Transport
Transport
8/10
4.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A20
Work locally
37.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Cahors TGV (Paris-Toulouse line)
✈ Airport
Brive Souillac airport (BVE) · ~47 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
4.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A20
Services
Healthcare
4/10
APL 3.1
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Schools
6/10
Brevet 88%
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Fiber coverage
98%
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Intl schools
0schools
None in department
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People
Population
180,461
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Density
35/km²
Rural
-57% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.2%/yr
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Median income
$24,900
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
15.3%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
11.3%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 12 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
17%
15-24
12%
25-39
13%
40-54
14%
55-69
19%
70+
25%
Office professionals
12.3%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
6.7%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
12.3%
At-home trades
Farmers
5.1%
Artisans & shopkeepers
10.9%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
24.4%
Clerical & service staff
26.7%
Manual workers
20.6%
Real estate
Median
$1,490/m²
$710 $2,730
House $1,560 Apt $1,590
-1.5%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
46.34%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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