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Living in Cahors

In Cahors, advertised rents for new lettings average €10.42 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 16.3% (2022).

Cahors had 20,050 residents at the start of 2023 and is a city in France. The unemployment rate was 16.3% at the end of 2022. In 2021, the foreign population was 1,673. Gigabit broadband availability was 94.3% in March 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2420 sources

Population20,050people1 Jan 2023Official source · INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune
Median gross salary (region)2,575EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
Average net rent10.42EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — 10% belowOfficial source · static.data.gouv.fr
Unemployment rate16.3%country median 11.0% — 49% aboveOfficial source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
Recorded crime6,912incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 — 46% aboveOfficial source · Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)

Cheaper rent than 65% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 85% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 86% of French cities that publish it.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Cahors?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in FranceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Cahors.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Cahors?

Average net cold rent is 10.42 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 10.42 EUR/m²/month · static.data.gouv.fr19
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Cahors recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesCahors highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Cahors highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulouse€13.98
Cahors€10.42
Show the other 6 cities
Bordeaux€15.99
Lille€15.76
Strasbourg€15.57
Montpellier€15.49
Rennes€14.87
Nantes€14.50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange Livebox Fibre16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan15Official · national market
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)1,613 %31 Dec 2023INSEE5Official
Dwellings13,459 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Main residence dwellings11,027 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.42 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.6031 Dec 2025static.data.gouv.fr19Official

Is Cahors a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–54%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Student56%strong on education, weak on work · range 49–63%
Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 43–57%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 625 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.42 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025-Q3

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Cahors?

The unemployment rate is about 16.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9

Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Cahors is 16.3%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability94.33 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.33 %31 Mar 2026Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.4Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,575 EUR/month31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr20Official
Unemployment rate16.3 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune9Official

What does a salary buy in Cahors?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €2,575 (insee.fr, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,272of €1,961 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€1,961
Rent, 60 m²€10.42/m² · official · static.data.gouv.fr · 2025-12-31− €625
Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30− €43
Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €20
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,272
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Cahors Salary needed to live in Cahors

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cahors. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information
Open the France service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Cahors. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools13 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)11Official
Schools29 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)11Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).

A country-wide rule for France; Cahors's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,080 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cahors when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents1,080 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Cahors?

Police recorded about 6,912 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2

Recorded crime across major citiesCahors highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Cahors highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
Cahors6,912
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,912 incidents per 100,000country median 4,74031 Dec 2025Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportZAO3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport11 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Cahors. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course

État français and OFII

For eligible non-EU foreign residents.

FrenchIn Person
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DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

FrenchIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Cahors.

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 17.07 · Feb 22.09 · Mar 23.26 · Apr 27.4 · May 32.63 · Jun 40.25 · Jul 40.32 · Aug 41.72 · Sep 35.8 · Oct 30.78 · Nov 23.19 · Dec 18.1 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -11.46 · Feb -12.61 · Mar -10.24 · Apr -3.12 · May 0.67 · Jun 4.53 · Jul 8.48 · Aug 8.3 · Sep 2.47 · Oct -4.52 · Nov -5.36 · Dec -10.62 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 4.3 · Feb 4.89 · Mar 8.35 · Apr 11.64 · May 15.11 · Jun 19.47 · Jul 21.69 · Aug 21.61 · Sep 17.99 · Oct 13.83 · Nov 8.23 · Dec 4.77 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Cahors?

The published population was 20,050 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area64.72 km²31 Dec 2026Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Foreign residents1,673 people2021Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT114Official
Population density309.8 people/km²31 Dec 2023Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte18Official
Population20,050 people1 Jan 2023INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune8Official

International community in Cahors

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total20,050100.0%
Français18,008.45389.8%
Etranger2,041.54710.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)12Official

Alternatives for people set on Cahors

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Montauban as a Cahors alternative in the same region

48 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Nearest airport: 38.0 km Montauban vs 11.0 km Cahors+245%
  • Residents: 62,945 Montauban vs 20,050 Cahors+214%
  • Rent: €9.00/m² Montauban vs €10.42/m² Cahorsno percentage
  • Unemployment: 12.5% Montauban vs 16.3% Cahors−23%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,752 Montauban vs 6,912 Cahors−17%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,283.5 Montauban vs 1,080.1 Cahors+19%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,575 Montauban vs €2,575 Cahorssame level
Full comparisonMore about Montauban

Massy as a Cahors alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 481 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 51,729 Massy vs 20,050 Cahors+158%
  • Unemployment: 9.7% Massy vs 16.3% Cahors−40%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Massy vs €2,575 Cahors+29%
  • Rent: €20.08/m² Massy vs €10.42/m² Cahorsno percentage
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 776.4 Massy vs 1,080.1 Cahors−28%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Massy vs 11.0 km Cahors−45%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,806 Massy vs 6,912 Cahorssame level
Full comparisonMore about Massy

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Cahors, nearest in population first.

All France cities
Bruges20,020 residentsBourg-lès-Valence19,992 residentsAlbertville19,978 residentsSaint-Pol-sur-Mer20,124 residentsBressuire19,970 residentsGentilly19,963 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Cahors?

The published population was 20,050 people in January 2023. Source: INSEE populations légales 2023 par commune.

How much does it cost to rent in Cahors?

Average net cold rent is 10.42 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 729 EUR a month before utilities. Source: static.data.gouv.fr.

How safe is Cahors?

Police recorded about 6,912 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).

What is the unemployment rate in Cahors?

The unemployment rate is about 16.3 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.

What is the typical salary around Cahors?

The median gross salary is 2,575 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.

How many foreign residents live in Cahors?

1,673 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1.

Is Cahors a good place to live?

Cahors may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Cahors?

The official citizenship distribution records 18,008.453 people (89.8%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Cahors, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4c94f2ca581b79a9c87e4ff09fcac1f5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/cahors/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Cahors, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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