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A town of 234 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Rayssac a good place to live?

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

What makes Rayssac stand out

The 2 things Rayssac does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Rayssac

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

The nearest classé monument is Château de Massuguiès, in Le Masnau-Massuguiès, 6.2 mi away.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rayssac.

Who lives here

Rayssac skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Rayssac above both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). 7.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

54.7median age
RayssacTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat29%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rayssac
RayssacTarn medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–247.6%9.2%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+32%27%22%
No diploma23%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat29%19%18%
Higher education18%27%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Rayssac are out of work than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.6%

On this, Rayssac is below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Rayssac has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.8 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,740 a year per consumption unit.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving67%
On foot18%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Rayssac, 0.8 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rayssac than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.55/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Rayssac comes below both Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rayssac€8.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€8.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.96 to €10.51/m² a month)
€7.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rayssac

11pages on Rayssac

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Rayssac

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

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Rayssac’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 →
RéalmontPuygouzonSaint-JuéryArthèsAlbiLescure-d'AlbigeoisRéalmontPuygouzonSaint-JuéryArthèsAlbiLescure-d'AlbigeoisRayssac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rayssac234—————
Réalmont3,56112AA−A+B+
Puygouzon3,54814AB−AB
Saint-Juéry6,56414B+BA−A−
Arthès2,52815—B—A
Albi51,29016BC+CB+
Lescure-d'Albigeois4,59016B+B−A−B+

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

About Rayssac

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Rayssac is a commune of 234 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts d'Alban et du Villefranchois. 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
234 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Monts d'Alban et du Villefranchois
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
11.6 sq mi (30.1 km²)
INSEE code
81221

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.