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A town of 354 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Fayssac a good place to live?

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

Fayssac’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Fayssac’s story

No historic monuments in Fayssac

The Culture ministry lists no building in Fayssac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame de Roumanou, in Cestayrols, 2.5 mi away.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fayssac.

Who lives here

Fayssac is a graduates’ town: 47% hold a degree, more than in both Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of residents. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, close to Tarn’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). 16% of residents are children under 15.

49median age
FayssacTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education47%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fayssac
FayssacTarn medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–248.4%9.2%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+27%27%22%
No diploma17%22%19%
CAP or BEP18%26%26%
Baccalauréat14%19%18%
Higher education47%27%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Fayssac are out of work than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.7%

At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Fayssac has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,610 a year.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Fayssac, 0.2 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Fayssac costs an estimated advertised €12.78/m² a month, against €10.21/m² in Tarn’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

Sales in Fayssac from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.

€12.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fayssac€12.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€12.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.04 to €16.27/m² a month)
€9.01/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 Mauriac and 2 more in and around Fayssac

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

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fayssac

12pages on Fayssac

Landmarks

Nothing in Fayssac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Fayssac

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

How we find them →

Fayssac’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 Tarn →
Marssac-sur-TarnGaillacCagnac-les-MinesAlbiLescure-d'AlbigeoisBlaye-les-MinesMarssac-sur-TarnGaillacCagnac-les-MinesAlbiLescure-d'AlbigeoisBlaye-les-MinesFayssac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fayssac354—————
Marssac-sur-Tarn3,5184.3ACA+A
Gaillac16,1625.2BB−BB−
Cagnac-les-Mines2,6218.1—B—C−
Albi51,2909BC+CB+
Lescure-d'Albigeois4,59010B+B−A−B+
Blaye-les-Mines2,90210A−A−B+B+

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

About Fayssac

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Fayssac is a commune of 354 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet. 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
354 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code
81087

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.