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CastelferrusTarn-et-Garonne

With 488 residents, it is a town in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie.

Is Castelferrus a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Castelferrus falls below the line for grades.

Château
Château · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Castelferrus’ story

Castelferrus in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Castelferrus counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean-Baptiste Furgole, born in 1690, is the one person born in Castelferrus before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1987First protected: Site archéologique de Saint-Genes
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castelferrus.

History

Castelferrus keeps more of its old housing than Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Castelferrus is Site archéologique de Saint-Genes. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Castelferrus: 12% are 15 to 24, above Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

19% of residents are children under 15. Half of Castelferrus is older than 44, half younger.

44median age
CastelferrusTarn-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn-et-Garonne 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Castelferrus
CastelferrusTarn-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1519%19%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma19%22%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education24%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Castelferrus, 15.7%, runs above Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Castelferrus counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,940 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Castelferrus, 0.3 per working resident
15.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

75.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 6.8 points below the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 93% of 123 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.

93%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Castelferrus75.6%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Castelferrus88.7%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean de PradesNearest collègeCollègeCollège13076%−6 pts
Lycée polyvalent Jean de PradesNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée12393%−1 pt

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93%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
83%
passed the vocational bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
75.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6.8 pts against the expected rate
2.4 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 Castelferrus than in Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.33/m² a month

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

Castelferrus recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.33/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Castelferrus€9.33/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn-et-Garonne median€10.67/m²
€9.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.75 to €11.24/m² a month)
€8.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Castelferrus and 3 more in and around Castelferrus

Heritage and museums in and near Castelferrus. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Castelferrus

13pages on Castelferrus

Landmarks

The list names few of Castelferrus’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Castelferrus

One notable person was born in Castelferrus.

Their page →

Castelferrus’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Tarn-et-Garonne →
CastelsarrasinLa Ville-Dieu-du-TempleMoissacMontechMontbetonBeaumont-de-LomagneCastelsarrasinLa Ville-Dieu-du-TempleMoissacMontechMontbetonBeaumont-de-LomagneCastelferrus
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Castelferrus488—————
Castelsarrasin14,3433.1C−B−CB−
La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple3,3586.8B−C+A−B+
Moissac13,4197.2C+BC+B
Montech6,6638.1B+B−BA
Montbeton4,4009.4BBA+C
Beaumont-de-Lomagne3,8249.8BAC+C+

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

About Castelferrus

Commune in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie

Castelferrus is a commune of 488 people in the Communauté de communes Terres des Confluences. 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
488 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres des Confluences
Département
Tarn-et-Garonne (82)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code
82030

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.