Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 669 in Lot, Occitanie.
Payrac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Payrac does most differently from other towns.
Payrac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Payrac.
Among adults, 20% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6% of the town, lower than both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 12%.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Payrac | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Payrac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,410 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 13.0%, near Lot’s towns (12.8%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Payrac number 150, against 250 residents in work (0.6 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.86/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.63/m² a month, about level with Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 33 houses and apartments changed hands in Payrac from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,296/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Payrac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame de Camy: Photo: AN46 · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Payrac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payrac | 669 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gourdon | 4,206 | 5.8 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Souillac | 3,192 | 7.2 | B+ | A | D | C+ |
| Gramat | 3,512 | 13 | B− | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda Dordogne | 8,763 | 14 | C | B− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Payrac is a commune of 669 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.