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The town has 230 residents and lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Mauriac a good place to live?

Mauriac has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.

What makes Mauriac stand out

The one thing Mauriac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Saturnin
Église Saint-Saturnin · Classé · Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mauriac’s story

Mauriac in pictures

Mauriac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1907First protected: Croix de cimetière, en pierre
  • 2002Most recently protected: Église Saint-Saturnin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mauriac.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Mauriac, fewer than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 25% of adults. 6.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older.

50.3median age
MauriacGironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Mauriac
MauriacGironde medianFrance median
Under 1511%18%17%
15–246.6%10%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+27%20%22%
No diploma23%14%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education25%34%30%

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

History

Mauriac keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Mauriac is Église Saint-Saturnin.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Mauriac are out of work than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.7%

For its 100 residents in work, Mauriac has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. Half of residents lived on more than €28,450 a year per consumption unit, close to Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.7% of commuters got to work without a car.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Mauriac, 0.5 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,450
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mauriac than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.30/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.88/m² a month. Mauriac recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mauriac€9.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€9.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.32 to €11.81/m² a month)
€7.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Nicolas de Blasimon and 2 more in and around Mauriac

Heritage in and near Mauriac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Mauriac

12pages on Mauriac

Landmarks

Mauriac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Croix de cimetière, en pierre: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Saturnin: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Mauriac

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

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Mauriac’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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Castillon-la-BatailleLa RéolePort-Sainte-Foy-et-PonchaptSainte-Foy-la-GrandeSaint-Quentin-de-BaronPineuilhCastillon-la-BatailleLa RéolePort-Sainte-Foy-et-PonchaptSainte-Foy-la-GrandeSaint-Quentin-de-BaronPineuilhMauriac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mauriac230—————
Castillon-la-Bataille3,3447.5DA−D−D
La Réole4,48711C+B+D−C
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt Dordogne2,52013B+BA−B−
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande2,50714CA−D−D
Saint-Quentin-de-Baron2,71314—C−—B−
Pineuilh4,49014BC+CA+

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

About Mauriac

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mauriac is a commune of 230 people in the Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers. 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
230 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.9 sq mi (10 km²)
INSEE code
33278

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.