School results trail most towns: bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 6.8 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €1,595/m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Terres des Confluences. Overall, that makes a C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
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 Castelsarrasin 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castelsarrasin.
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Castelsarrasin than in Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 75.6%
93%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 92 candidates. School results put the town #11 of 11 in Tarn-et-Garonne. 88.7% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Castelsarrasin, below both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Castelsarrasin is higher than in 69% of compared French towns
11.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Jobs outnumber working residents in Castelsarrasin (6,400 to 5,200): it draws people in from around. In all, 418 offenses reached the police record here in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 11.4 violent offenses and 14.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage125
Family violence85
Burglary71
Other physical violence46
Sexual violence43
Vehicle theft27
Theft from vehicles21
Fraud96
Theft without violence94
Drug use24
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.
11.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
418
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
5 historic monuments, none of them classé
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, about level with Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (7.4%). Scaled to its population, that is 3.5 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in Castelsarrasin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Castelsarrasin’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 54% of compared French towns
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (226 places) counts its residents as Castelsarrasin’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,517 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,540, 2% more. Life expectancy at birth in Tarn-et-Garonne is 86.1 years for women and 79.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 3 general practitioners locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Castelsarrasin · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Intercommunal Castelsarrasin Moissac site Moissac
11.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Montauban
86.1 · 79.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn-et-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Castelsarrasin has higher unemployment than Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 15.3%
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Median disposable income is €22,400 a year for each consumption unit. The census found one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,400
jobs based in Castelsarrasin, 1.2 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Castelsarrasin hold a degree than in Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
42.5median age
Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents. Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Castelsarrasin in two is 42.5.
CastelsarrasinTarn-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn-et-Garonne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Castelsarrasin earns a B− for cost of living
€1,595/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.63/m² a month, near Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (€10.67/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Castelsarrasin, houses go for €1,630/m² and apartments for €1,500/m². Behind the median of €1,595/m²: 468 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Castelsarrasin€1,595/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn-et-Garonne median€1,863/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,630/m²
395
Apartments
€1,500/m²
73
€10.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.78 to €12.88/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terres des Confluences
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About Castelsarrasin
Commune in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie
Castelsarrasin is a commune of 14,343 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
14,343 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres des Confluences
Département
Tarn-et-Garonne (82)
Région
Occitanie
Area
29.6 sq mi (76.7 km²)
INSEE code
82033
Castelsarrasin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Castelsarrasin
Is Castelsarrasin safe?
It grades C for safety, #13 of 16 in Tarn-et-Garonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 71 burglaries and 125 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Castelsarrasin good?
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns. 93% of 123 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean de Prades in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Castelsarrasin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,595/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Castelsarrasin grades B− for cost of living.
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.
