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MauzacHaute-Garonne

Home to 1,351 people, this town lies in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.

Is Mauzac a good place to live?

Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest is schools: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. Walkability is weaker too — 24% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.

Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Mauzac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Mauzac grades

Each subject compares Mauzac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Mauzac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

What makes Mauzac stand out

The one thing Mauzac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
église Saint-Étienne
église Saint-Étienne · Inscrit · Photo: Guchou31 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mauzac’s story

Mauzac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mauzac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1999First protected: église Saint-Étienne
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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Guchou31 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mauzac.

HealthHealth A

Deaths in Mauzac run below what its ages would predict: 71 per 100 expected, fewer than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns

−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Life expectancy at birth in Haute-Garonne is 86.4 years for women and 82.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 71 deaths in Mauzac from 2016 to 2025; there were 51, 29% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Mauzac is Clinique D Occitanie, 6.6 mi away. One GP practises here.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw71
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Mauzac · 6.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique D Occitanie
6.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique D Occitanie
86.4 · 82.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.

Who lives here

Mauzac skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns

43.3median age

The under-15s are 19% of the population here. Just over two in five adults hold a degree, near Haute-Garonne’s towns (40%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 15% of the town.

MauzacHaute-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mauzac
MauzacHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1519%19%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4422%25%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+15%18%22%
No diploma11%13%19%
CAP or BEP23%22%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education41%40%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

Fewer people in Mauzac are out of work than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.8%

7%walk, cycle or take transit

6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Mauzac: 350, for 650 residents in work (0.5 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,310 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Mauzac, 0.5 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns

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

Schools

Exam results around Mauzac trail 73% of compared French towns

87.0%passed the brevetCSchool Grade

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

General-bac pupils go 5.8 mi to the nearest lycée. Near Mauzac, 87.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, near both Haute-Garonne’s towns (88.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 3.1 mi off.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Mauzac87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Nelson MandelaNearest collègeCollègeCollège16787%−4 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

HousingCost of living B

Renting in Mauzac costs less than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.58/m² a month

€10.58/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

House rents are put at about €11.13/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 26 homes were sold in Mauzac.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mauzac€10.58/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²
€10.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.87 to €12.63/m² a month)
€11.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,650
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Volvestre

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

History

Mauzac keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mauzac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1999
first monument protected

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mauzac

14pages on Mauzac
Nearby attractions

Château de Vignolles and 4 more in and around Mauzac

Heritage in and near Mauzac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Mauzac

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

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About Mauzac

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

Mauzac is a commune of 1,351 people in the Communauté de communes du Volvestre. 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
1,351 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Volvestre
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.2 km²)
INSEE code
31334

Mauzac’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 Haute-Garonne →
NoéLe FaugaLavernose-LacasseLongagesEaunesLagardelle-sur-LèzeNoéLe FaugaLavernose-LacasseLongagesEaunesLagardelle-sur-LèzeMauzac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mauzac1,351——B—A
Noé3,0671.9A−B−AA−
Le Fauga2,6031.9—B—A+
Lavernose-Lacasse3,7982.5ABA+B
Longages3,3923.5B+BA+B
Eaunes6,5394.9BCB+A−
Lagardelle-sur-Lèze3,3035.3—C—B

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

Questions about Mauzac

Is Mauzac safe?

Mauzac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Mauzac good?

They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

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 9, 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.