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The town, home to 1,603 people, lies in Tarn, Occitanie.
Castelnau-de-Lévis’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car: 2% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on health as well (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Castelnau-de-Lévis 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.
The 2 things Castelnau-de-Lévis does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Castelnau-de-Lévis 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.
Castelnau-de-Lévis has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Castelnau-de-Lévis: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1909.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castelnau-de-Lévis.
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Castelnau-de-Lévis number 200, against 650 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 9.2% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Castelnau-de-Lévis. After the care-home adjustment, Castelnau-de-Lévis’ deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Tarn’s towns (80) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 247 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 361, 46% more. Women in Tarn live to 86.5 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Among adults, 33% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Castelnau-de-Lévis | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.22/m² a month, near Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.46/m² a month. Sales in Castelnau-de-Lévis from July 2023 to June 2026: 35 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,975/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Castelnau-de-Lévis: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Ruines du château. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, about level with Tarn’s towns (10%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Castelnau-de-Lévis: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Barthélémy: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Castelnau-de-Lévis yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-de-Lévis | 1,603 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn | 3,518 | 2.9 | A | C | A+ | A |
| Albi | 51,290 | 3.8 | B | C+ | C | B+ |
| Cagnac-les-Mines | 2,621 | 4 | — | B | — | C− |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois | 4,590 | 5.1 | B+ | B− | A− | B+ |
| Puygouzon | 3,548 | 5.8 | A | B− | A | B |
| Saint-Juéry | 6,564 | 6.5 | B+ | B | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Castelnau-de-Lévis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 3.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Castelnau-de-Lévis grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Castelnau-de-Lévis is a commune of 1,603 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Albigeois (C2A). 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.
