Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Foissac.
History
Old homes shape Foissac: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Foissac, that is above both Aveyron’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Foissac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Foissac is Galerie de la rivière souterraine de la Jonquière : partie dite Grotte de Foissac.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Foissac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%
That puts Foissac below both Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Foissac has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stands at 7.1%.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Foissac, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Foissac
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Foissac is a commune of 454 people in the Communauté de communes Ouest Aveyron Communauté. 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
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.