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Home to 264 people, this town lies in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie.
Castanet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Nearly two fifths of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 40% of the population.
The 2 things Castanet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Castanet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Castanet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Cambayrac: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castanet.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of the population. People 65 and over make up 40% of the town, above both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up nearly a third of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn-et-Garonne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Castanet | Tarn-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Castanet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,200 a year per consumption unit. 9.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (11.6%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Castanet recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Castanet. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Castanet yet.
Commune in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie
Castanet is a commune of 264 people in the Communauté de communes du Quercy Rouergue et des Gorges de l'Aveyron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castanet | 264 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue Aveyron | 11,271 | 8.2 | B+ | A− | C | B |
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 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.