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This town in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie has a population of 4,036.
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Bressols ranks #3 of 16 in Tarn-et-Garonne, with an A overall. That leaves it better than 87% of compared French towns. Recorded crime is low (A−): an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 11.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,269/m² costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Montauban. What holds it back is walkability (C−): 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bressols 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Bressols as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Théodard de Montauriol, in Montauban, 3.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bressols is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bressols.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 299 deaths in Bressols from 2016 to 2025; there were 227, 24% fewer. Life expectancy in Tarn-et-Garonne: 86.1 years for women and 79.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Bressols can choose among 2 GPs.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Of the graded crimes in Bressols, burglary came up most often (2025). For 2025, the figures show 61 offenses in the town.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 8.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
5.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs based in Bressols number 1,650, against 1,950 residents in work (0.9 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,680 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. 19% are under 15, close to Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 32% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn-et-Garonne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bressols | Tarn-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Tarn-et-Garonne costs more to buy into than Bressols, at €2,269/m², the highest of 17. Behind the median of €2,269/m²: 126 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.30/m² a month, about level with Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (€10.67/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,286/m² | 122 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bressols as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie
Bressols is a commune of 4,036 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Montauban. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bressols | 4,036 | — | A | B− | A− | A− |
| Labastide-Saint-Pierre | 3,745 | 3.4 | B | B− | A | C+ |
| Montbeton | 4,400 | 4.3 | B | B | A+ | C |
| Montech | 6,663 | 4.5 | B+ | B− | B | A |
| Montauban | 62,945 | 4.7 | C+ | B− | C− | C+ |
| La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple | 3,358 | 7.5 | B− | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Fronton Haute-Garonne | 6,671 | 8.8 | A | B | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #8 of 16 in Tarn-et-Garonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,269/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bressols 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 4, 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.