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2,030 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.0% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car: 44% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €3,132/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Sicoval.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Lacroix-Falgarde has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Lacroix-Falgarde does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lacroix-Falgarde 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.
Lacroix-Falgarde has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lacroix-Falgarde: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1958.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lacroix-Falgarde.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 124 residents of Lacroix-Falgarde died, against 180 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% fewer. In Haute-Garonne, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 82.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. This Haute-Garonne town has 2 family doctors.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Lacroix-Falgarde is 98.6%, higher than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (96.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.1 mi off. At the general lycée, 99% of 395 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Daniel SoranoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 227 | 93%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean Pierre VernantNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 395 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Jules VallèsBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 149 | 91%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
5.9% 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%). Of those in the labour force, 5.0% are unemployed. At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Lacroix-Falgarde didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Lacroix-Falgarde | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 13% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 61% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 6.8% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
66 sales of houses and apartments in Lacroix-Falgarde, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,132/m². A house rents for an estimated €11.02/m² a month. Houses were 71% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,196/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Lacroix-Falgarde. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Berthier2.6 km northwest, in PinsaguelArt galleryArt galleryAtelier Vie d'Artistein townMuseumMuseumMusée de la Mémoire4.9 km north, in Portet-sur-GaronneChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Creuse1.7 km north, in Portet-sur-GaronneMuseumMuseumMusée de l'Abeille4.8 km northeast, in ToulousePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Lacroix-Falgarde has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lacroix-Falgarde as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacroix-Falgarde | 2,030 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| Pinsaguel | 2,786 | 1.5 | A | C | B+ | A− |
| Pins-Justaret | 4,378 | 2.1 | B+ | C | B | B+ |
| Portet-sur-Garonne | 9,782 | 2.2 | C | C | D− | A− |
| Roquettes | 4,280 | 2.6 | A− | C+ | A | A− |
| Roques | 5,436 | 3.1 | C | C | D | B |
| Labarthe-sur-Lèze | 6,585 | 3.3 | B+ | C+ | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lacroix-Falgarde has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 13.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,132/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.47/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lacroix-Falgarde grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Lacroix-Falgarde is a commune of 2,030 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Sicoval. 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 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.