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MoiraxLot-et-Garonne

Home to 1,197 people, this town lies in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Moirax a good place to live?

Homes are affordable: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 33% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for walkability (D−). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools, B for health and B for jobs & income.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Moirax 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 Moirax grades

Each subject compares Moirax 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

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

How TownRatings grades French towns →

What makes Moirax stand out

The one thing Moirax does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Moirax’s story

Moirax in pictures

Moirax has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1846.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2024.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1846First protected: Église Notre-Dame
  • 2024The protected historic area is created
Explore the history →

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moirax.

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Unemployment in Moirax, 6.6%, runs below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €30,040 a year. Moirax has 150 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 2.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Moirax, 0.2 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town

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

HousingCost of living A−

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Moirax is €9.77/m² a month

€9.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.34/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 25 homes were sold in Moirax.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moirax€9.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€9.77/m²
€9.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.11 to €11.79/m² a month)
€8.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen

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

History

1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2024

1historic monument

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

Among the classé monuments in Moirax is Église Notre-Dame. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2024. Homes from before 1919 make up 16% of the total, above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1846
first monument protected
2024
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
16%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

HealthHealth B

Moirax’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 57% of compared French towns

−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

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

From 2016 to 2025, 85 residents of Moirax died, against 99 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Lot-et-Garonne is 85.3 years for women and 80.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Moirax is Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire, 3 mi away.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Moirax · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire
5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Agen Nerac Hopital Saint Esprit
85.3 · 80.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot-et-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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Moirax than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 40% of adults

49.7median age

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, near Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (9.3%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. The middle age in Moirax is 49.7.

MoiraxLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education40%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moirax
MoiraxLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–249.3%9.3%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+23%29%22%
No diploma11%24%19%
CAP or BEP27%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education40%23%30%

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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

89.0%passed the brevetB−School Grade

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

At the lycées within 5 km of Moirax, 88.0% passed the bac, lower than both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (95.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest general lycée is 3.7 mi away. A collège lies 2.4 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Moirax89.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Moirax88.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Théophile de ViauNearest collègeCollègeCollège19589%−4 pts
Lycée professionnel Antoine LometNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée11388%−1 pt
88%
passed the vocational bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moirax

14pages on Moirax
Nearby attractions

Église Notre-Dame de Moirax and 4 more in and around Moirax

Heritage and museums in and near Moirax. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Moirax

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

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About Moirax

Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Moirax is a commune of 1,197 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen. 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
1,197 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.4 km²)
INSEE code
47169

Moirax’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 Lot-et-Garonne →
LayracLe PassageBoéAgenBon-EncontreColayrac-Saint-CirqLayracLe PassageBoéAgenBon-EncontreColayrac-Saint-CirqMoirax
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moirax1,197——A−—B
Layrac4,0102.7AB+AB
Le Passage9,3263.1B+B−BA−
Boé5,8463.1B+C+B−B
Agen32,8014C+BD−C+
Bon-Encontre6,5304.7A−B−A−B
Colayrac-Saint-Cirq3,0955.9A−A−A+C+

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

Questions about Moirax

Is Moirax safe?

Moirax has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Moirax good?

They grade B−, better than 50% 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 8, 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.