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A town of 1,289 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Brassac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C): brevet results 3 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Brassac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Brassac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brassac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brassac.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Brassac, that is below both Tarn’s towns (€1,812/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Sidobre Vals et Plateaux.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,029/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Brassac has 700 jobs for 500 working residents, 1.4 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Brassac sits above both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.7% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Brassac | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Brassac below both Tarn’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La catalaniéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 86%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 269 residents of Brassac died, against 239 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more. Its two care homes for older people (71 places) count their residents as Brassac’s; allowing for them, deaths were 17% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Brassac is above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brassac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Brassac is Vieux pont sur l'Agout.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Brassac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Vieux pont sur l'Agout: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Brassac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassac | 1,289 | — | — | A | — | B |
| Pont-de-Larn | 2,947 | 9.2 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Aussillon | 5,527 | 11 | B | B+ | B | B+ |
| Mazamet | 10,085 | 11 | C+ | A | D | B |
| Aiguefonde | 2,505 | 12 | — | A− | — | A |
| Castres | 42,505 | 13 | B− | B | C− | B+ |
| Labruguière | 6,584 | 13 | A | A− | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Brassac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €8.85/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Brassac grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Brassac is a commune of 1,289 people in the Communauté de communes Sidobre Vals et Plateaux. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.