Prayssac

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Prayssac

(2020–2026) Fabienne Sigaud^[1]Area

24.05 km² (9.29 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,460 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)DemonymPrayssacoisTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

46225 /46220

Elevation80–284 m (262–932 ft)
(avg. 107 m or 351 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prayssac (French pronunciation: [pʁɛsak]; Occitan: Praissac) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,975	—
1975	2,065	+0.64%
1982	2,160	+0.64%
1990	2,233	+0.42%
1999	2,300	+0.33%
2007	2,428	+0.68%
2012	2,511	+0.67%
2017	2,397	−0.92%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable people

Birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Duke of Istrie

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE