Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 723 residents in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.
Peyssies is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Peyssies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château Sainte-Marie, in Longages, 3.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peyssies.
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, about level with Haute-Garonne’s towns (40%) and above compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. 16% of residents are children under 15.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Peyssies | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Peyssies has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Median disposable income is €27,790 a year for each 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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.4 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André AbbalNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 96 | 88%−6 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Peyssies.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Peyssies. Best known first.
Nothing in Peyssies 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 Peyssies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyssies | 723 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carbonne | 5,563 | 2.2 | C | B | C | B− |
| Longages | 3,392 | 3.5 | B+ | B | A+ | B |
| Bérat | 3,087 | 4 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Rieux-Volvestre | 2,639 | 4.5 | A | A− | A | C− |
| Noé | 3,067 | 5 | A− | B− | A | A− |
| Lavernose-Lacasse | 3,798 | 6.2 | A | B | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Peyssies is a commune of 723 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
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.