Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 43 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Raissac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Raissac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Raissac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château cathare, in Roquefixade, 3 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Raissac.
26% of residents are 65 or over, near Ariège’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 7.9% of the people here. Graduates make up 13% of adults.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Raissac | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.9% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 38% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Raissac, 87.0% passed the bac, below Ariège’s towns (94.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.6 mi away. The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 46 | 72%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Joseph-Marie JacquardNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 38 | 87%+4 pts |
| Collège Victor HugoBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 58 | 93%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Raissac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Raissac. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du textile et du peigne en corne de Lavelanet3 km southeast, in LavelanetGardenGardenPotager Urbain de Lamartine3 km east, in LavelanetAttractionAttractionAncien travail à ferrer4.8 km northwest, in LieuracAttractionAttractionBorne indicatrice Michelin4.8 km northwest, in LieuracPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Raissac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Raissac yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raissac | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 1.9 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Foix | 9,934 | 10 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Mirepoix | 3,172 | 11 | B− | B− | B | C |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 12 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 13 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 14 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Raissac is a commune of 43 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Olmes. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.