Puygouzon, #1 on this list · Photo: Contributers to OpenStreetMap (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Tarn · 2026

Best places to live in Tarn

Puygouzon ranks first of 20 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Tarn, and #297 of 3,798 French towns. 10 of the 20 grade A− or better; scores run from 67.5 down to 45.9.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Puygouzon

3,548 people

Score 67.5·#297 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability D

Saïx

3,748 people

Score 67.0·#322 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: health A⁻, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability D

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe

9,719 people

Score 66.6·#347 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: schools A, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living B⁻

All 20 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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20 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Puygouzon3,548 people67.5top 7.8%A#297 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability D

2Saïx3,748 people67.0top 8.5%A#322 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁻, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability D

3Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe9,719 people66.6top 9.1%A#347 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living B⁻

4Marssac-sur-Tarn3,518 people66.2top 9.8%A#375 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living C

5Soual2,637 people64.0top 13.1%A#500 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: walkability C⁺

6Rabastens5,867 people63.6top 13.8%A#523 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁻, walkability A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C

7Labruguière6,584 people63.4top 14.1%A#536 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

8Réalmont3,561 people63.0top 14.9%A#567 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

9Blaye-les-Mines2,902 people62.8top 15.2%A⁻#577 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: jobs & income D

10Lavaur10,965 people61.5top 17.7%A⁻#673 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, schools B⁺·lowest: safety B⁻

11Lescure-d'Albigeois4,590 people57.8top 25.8%B⁺#981 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁻, schools B⁺·lowest: walkability D

12Saint-Juéry6,564 people57.4top 26.5%B⁺#1,009 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁻, safety A⁻·lowest: jobs & income D

13Lisle-sur-Tarn4,939 people57.0top 27.7%B⁺#1,053 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

14Carmaux9,872 people55.4top 31.3%B⁺#1,189 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability A⁻·lowest: jobs & income D

15Aussillon5,527 people52.7top 38.8%B#1,473 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health B⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: jobs & income D

16Gaillac16,162 people52.3top 40.0%B#1,518 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, schools B⁺·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

17Albi51,290 people52.0top 40.9%B#1,554 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, health B⁺·lowest: safety C

18Graulhet13,129 people51.1top 43.4%B#1,650 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: jobs & income D

19Castres42,505 people49.2top 48.8%B⁻#1,853 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

20Mazamet10,085 people45.9bottom 41.8%C⁺#2,212 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety D

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Tarn?

Puygouzon ranks first of 20 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A) and jobs & income (A) are its strongest grades; walkability (D) is its lowest. Saïx and Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Tarn, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Tarn page.

Photos: Puygouzon, Contributers to OpenStreetMap (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Saïx, Havang(nl) (CC0) · Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe, Teeppix (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #57 of 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.