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A town of 254 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Mayrac a good place to live?

Mayrac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Mayrac stand out

The one thing Mayrac does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: GrandBout · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mayrac’s story

Mayrac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Mayrac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Alexandre-Mathieu-Victor Clavel d'Haurimonts, born in 1755, is the one person born in Mayrac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mayrac.

History

Old homes shape Mayrac: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Mayrac; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Mayrac are 15 to 24: 6.7%, fewer than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns

25% of residents are 65 or over, between Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. Half of Mayrac is older than 50, half younger.

50median age
MayracLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mayrac
MayracLot medianFrance median
Under 1514%11%17%
15–246.7%8.8%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+25%35%22%
No diploma15%21%19%
CAP or BEP24%24%26%
Baccalauréat26%19%18%
Higher education28%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Mayrac has lower unemployment than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%

At the census, 5.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Mayrac holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €25,480 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Mayrac, 0.4 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Mayrac than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 90.8%

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

The bac pro: 75% of 20 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. A collège lies 3.5 mi away.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Mayrac90.8%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Lycée polyvalent Louis VicatNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée4498%+2 pts
98%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
75%
passed the vocational bac, −14 pts against the expected rate
3.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Mayrac costs less than in Lot’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.08/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Mayrac.

€8.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mayrac€8.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.27 to €10.41/m² a month)
€9.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Mayrac and 3 more in and around Mayrac

Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Mayrac. Best known first.

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

13pages on Mayrac

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Mayrac

One notable person was born in Mayrac.

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Mayrac’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 →
SouillacGramatGourdonSarlat-la-CanédaCosnacSaint-CéréSouillacGramatGourdonSarlat-la-CanédaCosnacSaint-CéréMayrac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mayrac254—————
Souillac3,1923.5B+ADC+
Gramat3,51212B−B+B+B−
Gourdon4,20614B+A−CC+
Sarlat-la-Canéda Dordogne8,76316CB−CC
Cosnac Corrèze3,04416—B+—B+
Saint-Céré3,42917A−B+A−B

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

About Mayrac

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Mayrac is a commune of 254 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

Population
254 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3 sq mi (7.8 km²)
INSEE code
46337

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.