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A town of 519 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Sonnac a good place to live?

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

What makes Sonnac stand out

The one thing Sonnac does most differently from other towns.

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Sonnac’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Sonnac’s story

No historic monuments in Sonnac

The Culture ministry lists no building in Sonnac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre datée de 1667, in Capdenac, 3.2 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sonnac.

Who lives here

Few people in Sonnac are 15 to 24: 6%, fewer than in Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Sonnac comes below both Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). 20% of residents are children under 15.

45.2median age
SonnacAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education28%

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 Sonnac
SonnacAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1520%14%17%
15–246%8.9%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+22%30%22%
No diploma12%19%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat26%20%18%
Higher education28%29%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Sonnac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

For Sonnac, that is below both Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Sonnac has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €26,720 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Sonnac, 0.4 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Sonnac sits close to Aveyron’s towns (93.1%) and above compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

93.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sonnac93.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège VoltaireNearest collègeCollègeCollège5793%+3 pts
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sonnac is €9.66/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sonnac€9.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€9.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €12.02/m² a month)
€7.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Julien d'Empare and 4 more in and around Sonnac

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Sonnac. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Sonnac

13pages on Sonnac

Landmarks

Nothing in Sonnac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Sonnac

One notable person was born in Sonnac.

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Sonnac’s neighbors

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

All towns in Aveyron →
Capdenac-GareFigeacDecazevilleAubinVillefranche-de-RouergueCapdenac-GareFigeacDecazevilleAubinVillefranche-de-RouergueSonnac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sonnac519—————
Capdenac-Gare4,4402.4AAC+B
Figeac Lot9,7936.1C+B−DC+
Decazeville5,0207.4CACC
Aubin3,4447.4BA+A+C+
Villefranche-de-Rouergue11,27114B+A−CB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sonnac

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Sonnac is a commune of 519 people in the Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac. 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
519 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
12272

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.