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Cahors

Public indicators aggregated at commune level: housing market, services, safety, environment. Official sources, updated as of May 2026.

Cahors in numbers

Synthetic indicators. Sourced thematic detail below.

  • Median price per m²

    1 582 €/m²

    last 5 years of recorded sales

    DVF — DGFiP · 2025

    Rank 151 of 251 communes in the Lot département

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  • Energy-sieve homes (EPC F or G)

    6 %

    share of poorly-insulated private homes

    ADEME · 2026

    Rank 19 of 313 communes in the Lot département

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  • GP access (APL)

    4,2 c/an/hab

    DREES index — under-served threshold = 2.5

    DREES · 2024

    Rank 24 of 313 communes in the Lot département

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  • Fiber rollout

    94 %

    fiber-eligible homes

    ARCEP · 2025

    Rank 276 of 312 communes in the Lot département

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  • Average social index of public schools

    107

    DEPP index — national median = 100 ; favored >115, disadvantaged <85

    DEPP · 2024

    Rank 29 of 79 communes in the Lot département

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  • Recorded crime

    69,1 / 1 000 hab/an

    offences recorded by law enforcement

    SSMSI · 2025

    Rank 624 of 624 communes in the Lot département

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  • PFAS in tap water

    0,001 µg/L

    EU threshold 0.1 µg/L (directive 2020/2184)

    SISE-Eaux ARS · 2025

    Rank 34 of 48 communes in the Lot département

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  • Water hardness

    27 °f

    soft <15, medium 15-30, hard 30-40, very hard >40

    SISE-Eaux ARS · 2025

    Rank 150 of 239 communes in the Lot département

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  • Median disposable income

    21 750 €/UC/an

    per consumption unit

    Filosofi — INSEE · 2021

    Rank 385 of 569 communes in the Lot département

  • Poverty rate

    19,0 %

    households below the monetary poverty line

    Filosofi — INSEE · 2025

    Rank 13 of 16 communes in the Lot département

  • Population change

    +3,8 % / 5 ans

    cumulative variation INSEE census (2017→2022)

    INSEE RP · 2025

    Rank 106 of 313 communes in the Lot département

Everything else we measure in Cahors

Every value carries its source and year. What is not measured here is not shown — never replaced by an average.

Housing and costs

  • Median rent

    11,7 €/m²/mois

    private market rent observatory ANIL

    ANIL · 2025

  • Property tax rate (TFB)

    65,5 %

    voted built-property tax global rate

    DGFiP REI · 2024

  • Median heating cost

    674 €/an

    from energy certificates issued in the town

    DPE — ADEME · 2026

  • Median property tax

    11,30 €/m²/an

    amount per m², not the voted rate

    DGFiP · 2020 — indicative

  • Median rent — house

    9,2 €/m²/mois

    apartment rent alone misses half the market

    Carte des loyers — ANIL · 2025

  • Homes empty for over 2 years

    6,6 %

    structural vacancy — long-empty homes signal a market with no takers

    LOVAC — DGALN · 2025

  • Second homes

    4 %

    share of housing — a high value means an off-season ghost town

    Filocom — DGFiP · 2025

  • Housing built before 1949

    21 %

    older stock — character, and heavier insulation work

    Filocom — DGFiP · 2025

Services

  • Schools in town

    23

    primary-level schools, state and private

    Annuaire de l’éducation — MENJ · 2026

  • Social index — state schools

    105

    social position index — national median 100

    DEPP — MENJ · 2024

  • Social index — private schools

    123

    compare with state schools: the gap measures school segregation

    DEPP — MENJ · 2024

Environment

  • Oil heating

    3 %

    share of dwellings — the energy most exposed to price and regulation

    DPE — ADEME · 2026

  • Radon potential

    faible

    natural radioactive soil gas — leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco

    IRSN

  • Solar irradiation

    1 628 kWh/m²/an

    solar energy received at ground level over a year

    PVGIS — Commission européenne · 2023

  • Nitrates in tap water

    10 mg/L

    legal limit 50 mg/L (EU directive 2020/2184)

    SISE-Eaux — ARS · 2025

  • Pesticides in tap water

    0,000 µg/L

    limit 0.1 µg/L per substance, 0.5 µg/L total (EU directive 2020/2184)

    SISE-Eaux — ARS · 2025

  • Lead in tap water

    20,00 µg/L

    limit 10 µg/L, dropping to 5 µg/L in 2036 — mostly from the building’s own pipes

    SISE-Eaux — ARS · 2025

  • Chlorine in tap water

    0,33 mg/L

    disinfection is mandatory; taste becomes noticeable from about 0.3 mg/L

    SISE-Eaux — ARS · 2025

  • Pesticides applied

    0,6 kg/ha

    amount per hectare of farmland — field use, not a concentration in water

    BNV-D — ministère de l’Agriculture · 2023

Jobs and income

  • Unemployment rate

    16,4 %

    share of 15-64 year-olds unemployed

    Filosofi — INSEE · 2025

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Housing market in Cahors

Median price per m²

1 582 €/m²

Median over 560 sales (2025)

From 762 €/m² to 2 253 €/m² depending on the area, across 1 189 sales.

DVF median of recent notarial transactions. French median ≈ €2,800/m². Cross-check with DPE and listing age to estimate negotiation margin.

Source: DVF — DGFiP

Apartment rent

11,7 €/m²/mois

Median rent per m² observed by ANIL observatories. Compare with purchase price for gross rental yield.

Source: ANIL Observatoires des loyers · 2025Reliability high

Thermal sieves (DPE F/G)

6 %

Share of homes labelled F or G in the surveyed stock (French median ≈ 18%). Climate Act: rental ban for G in 2025, F in 2028, E in 2034.

Source: ADEME Observatoire DPE · 2026Reliability high

Planning and buildability in Cahors

Buildable share of the territory

15,0 %

of territory in U or open AU zones

Share of commune area classified as buildable in the local plan (urban U zones + open to-urbanise AUc zones). The precise rules — height, footprint, setback — depend on the exact zone of the parcel.

Source: Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU)Reliability high

Urban zones (U)

14,7 %

of territory already urbanised

Share of area in U zones of the local plan — already-urbanised sectors, open to immediate construction subject to the zone rules.

Source: Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU)Reliability high

Planning document

235

PLU zoning areas

The commune has a digitised PLU/PLUi published on the Géoportail de l'Urbanisme, split into 235 zones. Without a PLU, the National Planning Regulation (RNU) applies.

Source: Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU)Reliability high

Zoning from the Géoportail de l'Urbanisme (GPU). Indicative at commune scale — for the buildability of a precise parcel, consult the PLU at the town hall.

Services and quality of life in Cahors

GP accessibility

4,17

consultations / year / inhabitant

DREES APL indicator — French median ≈ 3.5. Tension threshold at 2.5: below this level, the commune is a medical desert.

Source: DREES Indicateur APL · 2024Reliability high

Public school social index

107

Weighted average Social Position Index (DEPP). French median ≈ 102. Sociological reading, not pedagogical quality.

Source: DEPP IPS écoles · 2024Reliability high

Fibre coverage (FttH)

94 %

Share of premises reachable by optical fibre (ARCEP). French median ≈ 75%. Tenant-attraction lever and near-mandatory residential criterion in 2026.

Source: ARCEP Observatoire fibre · 2025Reliability medium

Safety and risks in Cahors

Nearest high-voltage line

809 m

63 kV · HTA

Source : RTE · OSM · measured from the town centre

Nearest classified facility (ICPE)

244 m

CARREFOUR HYPERMARCHES Sas

Source : DGPR · Géorisques · measured from the town centre

Recorded crime

69

per 1,000 inhabitants

Offences recorded by police/gendarmerie (French median ≈ 35). Includes property, personal and drug offences. Honest reading: compare to neighbouring communes.

Source: SSMSI — Ministère de l'Intérieur · 2025Reliability medium

Classified facilities

3

ICPE within 1 km (average)

Average number of classified facilities (ICPE) within 1 km around the commune (DGPR). Seveso = major industrial risk, ICPE = facilities subject to authorisation/registration.

Source: DGPR Géorisques · 2025Reliability high

Flood prevention plan (PPRi)

Yes

Commune covered by a flood-risk plan (PPRi)

This commune is covered by a Flood Risk Prevention Plan (PPRi). Consequences: mandatory Buyer/Tenant Information (IAL), permit restrictions, home insurance surcharge. For the precise parcel-level zoning, see Géorisques.

Source: Géorisques PPRi · 2025Reliability high

Environment and health in Cahors

PFAS in tap water

0,001 µg/L

Sum of detected PFAS (French median ≈ 0.02 µg/L). 2026 European threshold: 0.10 µg/L per molecule, 0.50 µg/L for the sum of 20 monitored PFAS.

Source: ARS — SISE-Eaux · 2025

Water hardness

27 °f

Hydrotimetric titre (French median ≈ 22 °f). Below 15 = soft ; 22-32 = hard ; above = very hard (scaling, energy overconsumption).

Source: ARS — SISE-Eaux · 2025Reliability medium

Agricultural pesticides (dept)

0,6 kg/ha

Phytosanitary sales per cultivated hectare at département level (French median ≈ 1.2 kg/ha). Exposure indicator for residents.

Source: BNV-D (OFB) · 2023

Solar potential

1628 kWh/m²/an

Annual horizontal solar irradiation (PVGIS). French median ≈ 1,320 kWh/m²/year. Above 1,500 = very favourable (8-10 year ROI for panels), below 1,100 = longer ROI (12-15 years). MaPrimeRénov subsidy + self-consumption available.

Source: PVGIS European Commission · 2023Reliability high

Energy rating (EPC)

A2 %
B5 %
C43 %
D30 %
E13 %
F5 %
G2 %

6.1% poorly rated (F/G) of 6,827 assessed dwellings.

Housing stock

Main homes83 %
Second homes4 %
Vacant homes13 %

— Live calculations

Every dimension, in euros.

On this page, 6 calculations with the real figures for Cahors: whether to buy or rent, how much to negotiate, the monthly mortgage payment, the net rental yield, the monthly cashflow and the energy bill.

Method and assumptions detailed in Transparency.