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ValcabrèreHaute-Garonne

This town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie has a population of 151.

Is Valcabrère a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Valcabrère falls below the line for grades. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.

What makes Valcabrère stand out

The one thing Valcabrère does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Just
Église Saint-Just · Classé · Photo: Mutatis mutandis · CC BY 2.5
Valcabrère’s story

Valcabrère in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Valcabrère: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2015.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Église Saint-Just
  • 1997Most recently protected: Tour dite "Castet Bert"
  • 2015The protected historic area is created
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Valcabrère: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Just: Photo: Mutatis mutandis · CC BY 2.5

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valcabrère.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Valcabrère than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

57median age

People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, higher than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (22%). 6.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Among adults, 28% have a degree.

ValcabrèreHaute-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Valcabrère
ValcabrèreHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1511%19%17%
15–246.7%10%11%
25–4418%25%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+35%18%22%
No diploma19%13%19%
CAP or BEP32%22%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education28%40%30%

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

History

Valcabrère keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

3historic monuments

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

Among the classé monuments in Valcabrère is Église Saint-Just. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2015. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected
2015
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
26%
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 & commute

Fewer commuters in Valcabrère walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Unemployment stood at 7.9%, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Valcabrère holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents locally at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Valcabrère, 0.4 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

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

Collège pupils travel 1.2 mi to the nearest one.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Valcabrère93.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Valcabrère92.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de la BarousseNearest collègeCollègeCollège4193%+2 pts
Lycée polyvalent Paul MathouNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée10099%+2 pts
99%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
84%
passed the vocational bac, −4 pts against the expected rate
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
1.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Valcabrère than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.31/m² a month

€9.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Valcabrère recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Valcabrère€9.31/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²
€9.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €11.43/m² a month)
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Nearby attractions

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About Valcabrère

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

Valcabrère is a commune of 151 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises. 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
151 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
INSEE code
31564

Valcabrère’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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MontréjeauSaint-GaudensLannemezanMontréjeauSaint-GaudensLannemezanValcabrère
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Valcabrère151—————
Montréjeau2,6483.9C−A−DD
Saint-Gaudens12,1399C+A−DC+
Lannemezan Hautes-Pyrénées5,81112C−ADC−

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

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 November 8, 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.