Caylus’s strongest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 13.8% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 27% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Caylus has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Caylus 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.
Maison du 13e siècle dite Maison des Loups: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Porte de ville, dit Portail Obscur: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caylus.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Caylus, fewer than in both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
56.8median age
6.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Caylus have a median age of 56.8.
CaylusTarn-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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 A−
Renting in Caylus costs less than in both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.76/m² a month
€1,381/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,381/m², below both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (€1,863/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Of the homes sold, 99% were houses. Sales in Caylus from July 2023 to June 2026: 76 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Caylus€1,381/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn-et-Garonne median€1,863/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,383/m²
75
€8.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.05 to €10.88/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,180
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Quercy Rouergue et des Gorges de l'Aveyron
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Caylus, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Caylus is Ch Villefranche de Rouergue site la Chartreuse, 15.2 mi away. 299 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 275: 9% above. Average lifespans in Tarn-et-Garonne: 86.1 years for women, 79.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 4 general practitioners here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Caylus · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Villefranche de Rouergue site la Chartreuse
15 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Villefranche de Rouergue site la Chartreuse
86.1 · 79.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn-et-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Caylus, 13.8%, runs above Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €22,800 a year per consumption unit, about level with Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,815) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
750
jobs based in Caylus, 1.5 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Caylus is rich in protected monuments: 62 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
9historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Since 2023, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Caylus has 9 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Maison du 13e siècle dite Maison des Loups.
Caylus is a commune of 1,445 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
Population
1,445 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Quercy Rouergue et des Gorges de l'Aveyron
Département
Tarn-et-Garonne (82)
Région
Occitanie
Area
37.7 sq mi (97.8 km²)
INSEE code
82038
Caylus’ 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 Caylus
Is Caylus safe?
Caylus has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 750 jobs for 500 working residents, Caylus draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Is Caylus expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Caylus grades A− 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.
