Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,256 people call this town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie home. Over-65s are only 13% of the population.
Paulhac’s best grade is for jobs & income: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car: 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,744/m² costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux du Girou. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and B for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Paulhac 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 2 things Paulhac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Paulhac 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.
Paulhac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Paulhac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bonrepos, in Bonrepos-Riquet, 6.7 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paulhac.
Degrees are held by 46% of adults. Children under 15 make up 22%, above both Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). 8.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Paulhac | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.5% of working residents in Paulhac at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Adrienne BollandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 89%−6 pts |
| Collège Georges BrassensBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 161 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
40 sales of houses and apartments in Paulhac, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,744/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.59/m² a month. Houses accounted for 95% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,744/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Paulhac: 85 deaths for every 100 expected. 52 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 61: 15% below. The nearest emergency department to Paulhac is Clinique de L Union, 7.8 mi away. At birth, a girl in Haute-Garonne can expect 86.4 years and a boy 82.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Nothing in Paulhac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Paulhac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulhac | 1,256 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Montastruc-la-Conseillère | 3,708 | 3.3 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A |
| Bessières | 4,310 | 3.5 | B+ | C+ | A+ | B |
| Buzet-sur-Tarn | 2,963 | 3.8 | — | B− | — | A |
| Montberon | 3,158 | 4.6 | — | B | — | A− |
| Lapeyrouse-Fossat | 3,043 | 4.9 | A | C+ | A | A− |
| Gragnague | 2,553 | 5.4 | — | B− | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Paulhac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 64% 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 €2,744/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.94/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Paulhac grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Paulhac is a commune of 1,256 people in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux du Girou. 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.