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A town of 454 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Foissac a good place to live?

Foissac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Foissac stand out

The one thing Foissac does most differently from other towns.

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Galerie de la rivière souterraine de la Jonquière : partie dite Grotte de Foissac
Galerie de la rivière souterraine de la Jonquière : partie dite Grotte de Foissac · Classé · Photo: JYB Devot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Foissac’s story

Foissac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Foissac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1978First protected: Galerie de la rivière souterraine de la Jonquière : partie …
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The data

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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.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A young town: 12% of people in Foissac are 15 to 24, more than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns

Foissac sits above both Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 13% of residents are children under 15.

48.8median age
FoissacAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Foissac
FoissacAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–2412%8.9%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+23%30%22%
No diploma14%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education32%29%30%

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
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Foissac costs less than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.07/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

On this, Foissac is below both Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Foissac€8.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €9.88/m² a month)
€9.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Foissac

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Landmarks

Foissac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Galerie de la rivière souterraine de la Jonquière : partie dite Grotte de Foissac: Photo: JYB Devot · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Foissac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Foissac yet.

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Foissac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Capdenac-GareFigeacVillefranche-de-RouergueAubinDecazevilleCapdenac-GareFigeacVillefranche-de-RouergueAubinDecazevilleFoissac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Foissac454—————
Capdenac-Gare4,4405.5AAC+B
Figeac Lot9,7937.1C+B−DC+
Villefranche-de-Rouergue11,27111B+A−CB
Aubin3,44413BA+A+C+
Decazeville5,02013CACC

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

Population
454 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ouest Aveyron Communauté
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code
12104

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.