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A town of 690 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bellegarde-Marsal has none. 11% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Bellegarde-Marsal does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bellegarde-Marsal as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Centrale hydroélectrique numéro 1 du Saut du Tarn, in Saint-Juéry, 4.4 mi away.
19% 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 Bellegarde-Marsal.
Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Bellegarde-Marsal split evenly at 48.6: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bellegarde-Marsal | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 350 residents in work, Bellegarde-Marsal has 100 jobs: 0.2 each. At the census, 3.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,070 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.
The market in Bellegarde-Marsal: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bellegarde-Marsal 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 Bellegarde-Marsal yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellegarde-Marsal | 690 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Juéry | 6,564 | 4.3 | B+ | B | A− | A− |
| Arthès | 2,528 | 4.8 | — | B | — | A |
| Puygouzon | 3,548 | 5.8 | A | B− | A | B |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois | 4,590 | 6.2 | B+ | B− | A− | B+ |
| Albi | 51,290 | 6.7 | B | C+ | C | B+ |
| Cagnac-les-Mines | 2,621 | 8.8 | — | B | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Bellegarde-Marsal is a commune of 690 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 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.