Dept 47 Rank #45 / 96
Lot-et-Garonne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nearest city: Agen TGV
🚄 TGV
Garonne valley, Lot river, bastide hillside villages
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Lot-et-Garonne offers affordable property, generous sunshine and mild winters, with flat scenery and muggy summers as its softer notes. Le Lot-et-Garonne offre un immobilier abordable, un ensoleillement généreux et des hivers doux, avec des paysages plats et des étés moites comme points faibles.
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Climate
Sunshine
2,171h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Sunny days
175/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
115/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
711mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
4/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.1/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
38/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Winter mildness
8/10
3.3 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
2.5m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
14/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 2 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 ~+6 days · +5 so far
Tropical nights ~+19 nights · +4 so far
Frost days ~-16 days · -11 so far
Dry-soil days ~+26 days
Landscape
Landscape score
3/10
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Max elevation
276m
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Forest cover
22.2%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Garonne valley, Lot river, bastide hillside villages
Identity
Lot-et-Garonne is the birthplace of Alain Aspect (physicien).
Notable figures born here
Alain Aspect — physicienArmand Fallières — juristeAymeric Laporte — footballeurJean Nouvel — architecteMarouane Chamakh — footballeurJoseph Juste Scaliger — médecinFrançois Darlan — amiralBernard-Germain de Lacépède — naturalisteThéophile de Viau — écrivainGeorges Leygues — poète
Terroir & appellations
Lot-et-Garonne lies within protected appellation areas, including Armagnac, Brulhois, Buzet.
ArmagnacBrulhoisBuzetFloc de GascogneNoix du PérigordHuile de noix du PérigordCôtes de DurasCôtes du MarmandaisArmagnac-TénarèzeBas ArmagnacBlanche ArmagnacHaut Armagnac
Distinctions
- Marguerite d’Angoulême
- Jardin de Mireille
- Jardin de Boissonna
- Les jardins de Beauchamp
- Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame
- +1 more
Station classée de tourisme (6)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Very high
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
⚛ Nuclear nearby Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Ground movement Very high 95.9% p66 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 94.4% p68 of 96
Flooding High 78.1% p68 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Moderate 55.2% p58 of 96
Dam failure Very low 18.5% p70 of 96
Wildfire Very low 13.2% p58 of 96
Nuclear Very low 12.5% p93 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 2.2% p42 of 96
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Radon Very low 0.9% p61 of 96
Transport
Transport
8/10
3.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A62
Work locally
32.7%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Agen TGV
✈ Airport
Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport (EGC) · ~51 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
3.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A62
Services
Healthcare
4/10
APL 3.0
p24 of 96
Schools
6/10
Brevet 87%
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Fiber coverage
98%
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Intl schools
1school
International programmes available
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People
Population
335,901
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Density
63/km²
Mixed
-22% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
0%/yr
-0.2 pts vs median · p29
Median income
$24,000
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
17.7%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
11.8%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 31 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
10.8%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
5.1%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
10.8%
At-home trades
Farmers
3.2%
Artisans & shopkeepers
8.9%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
24.7%
Clerical & service staff
27.9%
Manual workers
24.5%
Real estate
Median
$1,430/m²
$640 $2,570
House $1,510 Apt $1,590
-1.6%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
53.92%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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