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Population 811: a town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Pazayac has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pazayac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir de Lapalain, in Saint-Cernin-de-Larche, 3.4 mi away.
13% 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 Pazayac.
22% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Dordogne’s towns (33%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.7% of the population. The middle age in Pazayac is 48.5.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Pazayac | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Pazayac holds 150 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €24,080 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.9 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anna de NoaillesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 129 | 87%−3 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.
Of the homes sold, 88% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 24 homes in Pazayac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Pazayac. Best known first.
Nothing in Pazayac 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 Pazayac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pazayac | 811 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche Corrèze | 5,091 | 3.5 | A− | B− | A | B+ |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 6,218 | 3.9 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze | 47,095 | 7.6 | C+ | B | C | B |
| Ussac Corrèze | 4,322 | 7.9 | A− | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Objat Corrèze | 3,721 | 9.7 | A− | A− | A | B− |
| Cosnac Corrèze | 3,044 | 9.9 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pazayac is a commune of 811 people in the Communauté de communes Terrassonnais Haut Périgord Noir. 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 November 4, 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.