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A town of 223 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Algans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Algans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Magrin, in Magrin, 2.5 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Algans.
On this, Algans is below both Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Algans | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Algans comes above both Tarn’s towns (€24,045) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Algans has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Algans. Best known first.
Nothing in Algans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Algans yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Algans is a commune of 223 people in the Communauté de communes du Sor et de l'Agout. 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.