Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 398 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Boissezon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Boissezon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Boissezon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien prieuré, in Burlats, 5.5 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Boissezon. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boissezon.
Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, below both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. Residents of Boissezon have a median age of 50.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Boissezon | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €21,790 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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 Boissezon: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.88/m² a month. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Boissezon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Boissezon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boissezon | 398 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-de-Larn | 2,947 | 4 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Aussillon | 5,527 | 5.2 | B | B+ | B | B+ |
| Aiguefonde | 2,505 | 5.7 | — | A− | — | A |
| Mazamet | 10,085 | 5.8 | C+ | A | D | B |
| Labruguière | 6,584 | 7 | A | A− | A− | B− |
| Castres | 42,505 | 7.5 | B− | B | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Boissezon is a commune of 398 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Castres Mazamet. 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.