Cahuzac-sur-Vère’s strongest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. Most journeys need a car: 4% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,603/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Cahuzac-sur-Vère has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cahuzac-sur-Vère 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 Cahuzac-sur-Vère.
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Cahuzac-sur-Vère, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Tarn’s towns and compared French towns: 76 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Cahuzac-sur-Vère can choose among 2 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Cahuzac-sur-Vère is Centre hospitalier Albi, 12 mi away. 122 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 161: 24% below. Life expectancy in Tarn: 86.5 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Cahuzac-sur-Vère · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Albi
12 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
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Cahuzac-sur-Vère are 15 to 24: 7.4%, fewer than in Tarn’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents. 16% are under 15, about level with Tarn’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
50.1median age
Cahuzac-sur-VèreTarn medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Only 6.9% of commuters in Cahuzac-sur-Vère go to work without a car, fewer than in Tarn’s towns and compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,380 a year. Nearly a tenth of Cahuzac-sur-Vère’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.9%, below Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Cahuzac-sur-Vère, 0.8 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 35% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Cahuzac-sur-Vère keeps more of its old housing than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Cahuzac-sur-Vère; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Cahuzac-sur-Vère has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Cahuzac-sur-Vère was armed robbery (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 3.9 violent offenses and 5.4 graded property crimes a year.
3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Theft from vehicles0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
74.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 74.1% of the index here.
Nearby attractions
Château de Mauriac and 2 more in and around Cahuzac-sur-Vère
Heritage and museums in and near Cahuzac-sur-Vère. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cahuzac-sur-Vère
Is Cahuzac-sur-Vère safe?
Cahuzac-sur-Vère has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Cahuzac-sur-Vère expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,603/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cahuzac-sur-Vère grades A− for cost of living.
About Cahuzac-sur-Vère
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Cahuzac-sur-Vère is a commune of 1,239 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet. 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.