Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 355 in Lot, Occitanie.
Girac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Girac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Girac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église du château de Castelnau-de-Bretenoux, in Prudhomat, 1.7 mi away.
14% 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 Girac.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. 13% are under 15, above Lot’s towns (11%) but below compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 22% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Girac | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Girac has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.5 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,460 a year per consumption unit. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Lot’s towns (12.8%) but above compared French towns (10.1%).
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 nearest general lycée is 5.7 mi away. Collège pupils travel 0.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège d'OrlindeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 92%−1 pt |
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 9 homes in Girac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Girac. Best known first.
Nothing in Girac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Girac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girac | 355 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Céré | 3,429 | 5.6 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
| Gramat | 3,512 | 11 | B− | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne Corrèze | 2,881 | 13 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Souillac | 3,192 | 17 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Girac is a commune of 355 people in the Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne. 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 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.