NUTS-3 FRJ25 · France
Lot
Lot generates €6.0bn of GDP across 177.1k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 39.5/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by livability and economic scale. Its economy has grown +3.1%/yr over five years and cooling, with the employment rate up 4.7pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for education (91.5th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (34.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable43 → 50 EU percentile since 1995 (+7 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Talent & skills92
Energy cost88
Resilience66
Quality of life58
Cost advantage55
Digital readiness48
Industrial base45
Economic base44
Labour market41
Governance38
Growth momentum37
Freight intensity34
Connectivity25
Demographic outlook22
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
39.5
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth37.2
Livability57.6
Market access25
Economic scale38
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
65.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability80
Labour stability68
Diversification53
Demographic stability61
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
25
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density40
Airport access10
Market access25
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
91.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary91
Lifelong learning84
Knowledge workers94
Scientists & engineers98
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
57.6
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy44.5
Jobs34.5
Education91.5
Health91.5
Safety39.7
Connectivity44
Environment—
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
37.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.1%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+3.4%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
-0.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.7 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.3%
CAGR
Employment rate
+4.7 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.9 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Finance · real estate · prof. · 28.7%Diversified · HHI 2228
Agriculture 2.2%Industry 17.9%Construction 5.6%Trade · transport · ICT 21.2%Finance · real estate · prof. 28.7%Public · health · education 24.5%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€6,031M2024
3.3% 1y 3.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 38
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€5,442M2025
0.8% 1y 1.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 41
Population
177,0682025
0.2% 1y 0.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 36
Unemployment rate
6.6%2025
4.8% 1y 3.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 73
Employment
68,7002024
1.0% 1y 1.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 28
Productivity / employee
€89,4632025
1.9% 1y 2.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 64
Gross value added
€5,389M2024
2.9% 1y 3.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 38
All indicators · 85 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€5,389M
2024 · EU pctl 38
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€116M
2024 · EU pctl 41
GVA — industry (B–E)
€966M
2024 · EU pctl 31
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€869M
2024 · EU pctl 36
GVA — construction (F)
€300M
2024 · EU pctl 33
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,140M
2024 · EU pctl 40
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€23,600
2023 · EU pctl 45 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
31,500 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 44
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€34,200
2024 · EU pctl 48
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€27,134M
2024 · EU pctl 76 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€3,274M
2024 · EU pctl 71 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€63,709M
2024 · EU pctl 81 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€1,011M
2024 · EU pctl 52
GVA — information & communication (J)
€466M
2024 · EU pctl 73
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€1,545M
2024 · EU pctl 51
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,322M
2024 · EU pctl 44
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€5,442M
2025 · EU pctl 41
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€89,463
2025 · EU pctl 64
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€1,345M
2025 · EU pctl 36
Labour market
Employment, total persons
68,700
2024 · EU pctl 28
Self-employed persons
13,100
2024 · EU pctl 43
Employment in manufacturing (C)
9,200
2024 · EU pctl 26
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
76.9%
2025 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
15.9%
2025 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
6.6%
2025 · EU pctl 73
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
74,800
2025 · EU pctl 29
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
14,989
2023 · EU pctl 51
Enterprise births
1,582
2023 · EU pctl 56
Enterprise deaths
1,482
2023 · EU pctl 61
3-year enterprise survival rate
5.5%
2023 · EU pctl 76
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
4.1%
2023 · EU pctl 90 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
7.1%
2025 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
2.7%
2023 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
47.9%
2025 · EU pctl 93 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
56.4%
2025 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
18.2%
2025 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
33.7%
2025 · EU pctl 94 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
14.7%
2025 · EU pctl 98 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
95.4%
2025 · EU pctl 48 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
1,885,015
2025 · EU pctl 68
Mobility
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
532
CURRENT · EU pctl 37
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
3,842 kt
2025 · EU pctl 27
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
300
CURRENT · EU pctl 40
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
14 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 27 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
113
CURRENT · EU pctl 90
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
CURRENT · EU pctl 0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
96,346
2025 · EU pctl 31
Population aged 65+
57,799
2025 · EU pctl 48
Population aged under 15
22,923
2025 · EU pctl 34
Median age of population
53.4 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 98
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
60.0%
2025 · EU pctl 100
Crude rate of total population change
1.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 55
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
9.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 84
Crude birth rate
6.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 16
Crude death rate
13.9 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 80
Live births
1,072
2024 · EU pctl 28
Deaths
2,464
2024 · EU pctl 41
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
83.8%
2025 · EU pctl 100
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.45
2024 · EU pctl 61
Population density (persons per km²)
34 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 10
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
149,616
2100 · EU pctl 34
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
564 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 69 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
780 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 3 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
211 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 26 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.6 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 43
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
32.8 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 67
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
431 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 84
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
968 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 61
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
60 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.46
2022 · EU pctl 44
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.27
2022 · EU pctl 39
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.02
2022 · EU pctl 37
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.39
2022 · EU pctl 43
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.02
2022 · EU pctl 0
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.107/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 12
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.053/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 44
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
348 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 66
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
21 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 77
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
26 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 18
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
7 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 76
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
22.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 41
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
7.5%
2021 · EU pctl 79
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