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Population 1,226: a town in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie.
Where it does best is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.6% unemployment. It lags on walkability as well — 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,339/m² takes 3.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Deux Rives.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Dunes 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.
The one thing Dunes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Dunes 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.
Dunes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Dunes; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dunes.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Tarn-et-Garonne, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.1 years for women and 79.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 123 deaths in Dunes from 2016 to 2025; there were 91, 26% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Dunes is Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire, 9.8 mi away. The town has one family doctor.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
8.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,770 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.66/m² a month, close to Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (€10.67/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Dunes: 41 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.84/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,339/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Dunes; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.9%, close to Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 25% have a degree. The middle age in Dunes is 47.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn-et-Garonne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Dunes | Tarn-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The list names few of Dunes’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Madeleine: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Dunes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunes | 1,226 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Valence | 5,289 | 6.1 | C | A− | C− | C |
| Layrac Lot-et-Garonne | 4,010 | 6.4 | A | B+ | A | B |
| Boé Lot-et-Garonne | 5,846 | 8.5 | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
| Bon-Encontre Lot-et-Garonne | 6,530 | 9.1 | A− | B− | A− | B |
| Agen Lot-et-Garonne | 32,801 | 11 | C+ | B | D− | C+ |
| Pont-du-Casse Lot-et-Garonne | 4,191 | 11 | A | B | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Dunes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Dunes grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie
Dunes is a commune of 1,226 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Rives. 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
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.