Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 33% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on jobs & income (C−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.8% unemployment. The median sale price is €1,633/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Cagnac-les-Mines has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cagnac-les-Mines 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cagnac-les-Mines.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Cagnac-les-Mines works less well than nine in ten compared French towns
3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 8.8%. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,000 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Cagnac-les-Mines, 0.4 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Cagnac-les-Mines has a higher adjusted death rate than 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
263 deaths in Cagnac-les-Mines between 2016 and 2025, close to the 264 that France’s rates at each age predict. After the care-home adjustment, Cagnac-les-Mines’ deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, higher than both Tarn’s towns (80) and compared French towns (88). For a family doctor, residents of Cagnac-les-Mines can choose among 2 GPs. In Tarn, women can expect to live 86.5 years and men 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Cagnac-les-Mines · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Albi
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Albi
86.5 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Cagnac-les-Mines: 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Cagnac-les-Mines earns a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.29/m² a month, near Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.50/m² a month. Houses made up 90% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,633/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cagnac-les-Mines€1,633/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,666/m²
69
€10.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.57 to €12.35/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Carmausin-Ségala
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Cagnac-les-Mines are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in Tarn’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 16%, close to Tarn’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 24% of the population. Half the people of Cagnac-les-Mines are older than 46.5.
46.5median age
Cagnac-les-MinesTarn medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cagnac-les-Mines
Is Cagnac-les-Mines safe?
Cagnac-les-Mines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Cagnac-les-Mines good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #14 of 23 in Tarn. The lycée stands out: 100% of 63 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Général et Technologique Privé Sainte-Cécile in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cagnac-les-Mines expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cagnac-les-Mines grades B for cost of living.
About Cagnac-les-Mines
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Cagnac-les-Mines is a commune of 2,621 people in the Communauté de communes Carmausin-Ségala. 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
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.
