Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 964 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Alban is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Alban does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Alban, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Abel Deval, born in 1863, is the one person born in Alban before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alban.
Alban sits above both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. 8.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Alban | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Alban above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Alban, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Alban is above both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Alban has 550 jobs for 400 working residents, 1.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,520 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Alban comes above both Tarn’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alain FournierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 98%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Alban, that is below both Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Alban has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Alban.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alban | 964 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Juéry | 6,564 | 13 | B+ | B | A− | A− |
| Arthès | 2,528 | 13 | — | B | — | A |
| Puygouzon | 3,548 | 14 | A | B− | A | B |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois | 4,590 | 15 | B+ | B− | A− | B+ |
| Réalmont | 3,561 | 15 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Albi | 51,290 | 16 | B | C+ | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Alban is a commune of 964 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts d'Alban et du Villefranchois. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.