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2,963 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.

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Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Buzet-sur-Tarn, Haute-Garonne · Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Buzet-sur-Tarn a good place to live?

Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 1.1 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,426/m² costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Val'Aïgo. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.

Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Buzet-sur-Tarn has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

StrongestAHealth

How Buzet-sur-Tarn grades

Each subject compares Buzet-sur-Tarn with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Buzet-sur-Tarn has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.

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What makes Buzet-sur-Tarn stand out

The 2 things Buzet-sur-Tarn does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
Buzet-sur-Tarn’s story

Buzet-sur-Tarn in pictures

Buzet-sur-Tarn has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Buzet-sur-Tarn has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buzet-sur-Tarn.

HealthHealth A

Buzet-sur-Tarn loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 71 per 100 expected, below Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

France’s death rates at each age would predict 180 deaths in Buzet-sur-Tarn from 2016 to 2025; there were 128, 29% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Buzet-sur-Tarn is Clinique de L Union, 10.3 mi away. Also worth knowing: in Haute-Garonne, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 82.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Buzet-sur-Tarn can choose among 2 GPs.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw71
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Buzet-sur-Tarn · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de L Union
10.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de L Union
86.4 · 82.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

Who lives here

More people in Buzet-sur-Tarn hold a degree than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 47%

41.3median age

One measure of family life: just over a fifth of residents are under 15. The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, near Haute-Garonne’s towns (10%) and lower than compared French towns (11%).

Buzet-sur-TarnHaute-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education47%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Buzet-sur-Tarn
Buzet-sur-TarnHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1521%19%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4425%25%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+15%18%22%
No diploma10%13%19%
CAP or BEP19%22%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education47%40%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Schools

More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Buzet-sur-Tarn than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 91.7%

91.7%passed the brevetB+School Grade

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

The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away. General-bac pupils go 5.9 mi to the nearest lycée. Its collèges and lycées rank #18 of 91 in Haute-Garonne on results.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Buzet-sur-Tarn91.7%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Adrienne BollandNearest collègeCollègeCollège13889%−6 pts
Collège Saint-Jean PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège4888%+6 pts

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91.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1.1 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

History

Old homes shape Buzet-sur-Tarn: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

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

Buzet-sur-Tarn has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1926
first monument protected
17%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B−

Buzet-sur-Tarn has lower unemployment than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%

8%walk, cycle or take transit

Households’ median disposable income: €28,230 a year per consumption unit. Buzet-sur-Tarn holds 400 jobs; 1,500 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. 8.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Buzet-sur-Tarn, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 43% of compared French towns

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

HousingCost of living B−

Renting in Buzet-sur-Tarn costs less than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.33/m² a month

€2,426/m²median sale price

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

The median price, €2,426/m², comes from 86 sales of houses and apartments in Buzet-sur-Tarn from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Buzet-sur-Tarn€2,426/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Garonne median€2,675/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,432/m²77
€10.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.55 to €12.49/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val'Aïgo

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Safety

Buzet-sur-Tarn has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

1.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 1.8 violent offenses and 8.7 graded property crimes a year. Over 2025, Buzet-sur-Tarn logged 25 recorded offenses. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage18
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud17
Theft without violence9

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

1.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
29.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 29.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

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Nearby attractions

Château de Mézens and 2 more in and around Buzet-sur-Tarn

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About Buzet-sur-Tarn

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

Buzet-sur-Tarn is a commune of 2,963 people in the Communauté de communes Val'Aïgo. 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
2,963 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val'Aïgo
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
11.7 sq mi (30.4 km²)
INSEE code
31094

Buzet-sur-Tarn’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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BessièresSaint-Sulpice-la-PointeMontastruc-la-ConseillèreCoufouleuxRabastensGragnagueBessièresSaint-Sulpice-la-PointeMontastruc-la-ConseillèreCoufouleuxRabastensGragnagueBuzet-sur-Tarn
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Buzet-sur-Tarn2,963——B−—A
Bessières4,3102.2B+C+A+B
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe Tarn9,7192.8AB−BB+
Montastruc-la-Conseillère3,7084.3A+B+A+A
Coufouleux Tarn3,0575.5—B−—A−
Rabastens Tarn5,8676ABB+A−
Gragnague2,5536.7—B−—B−

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

Questions about Buzet-sur-Tarn

Is Buzet-sur-Tarn safe?

Buzet-sur-Tarn has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Buzet-sur-Tarn good?

They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns and #18 of 91 in Haute-Garonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Buzet-sur-Tarn expensive to live in?

Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,426/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Buzet-sur-Tarn grades B− for cost of living.

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 November 9, 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.