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CestayrolsTarn

A town of 455 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Population
455
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€12.78
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,790
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Cestayrols a good place to live?

Cestayrols is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Cestayrols stand out

The 2 things Cestayrols does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
18%2%CestayrolsMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
18% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
35%22%CestayrolsMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 54.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Notre-Dame de Roumanou
Église Notre-Dame de Roumanou · Classé · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cestayrols’ story

Cestayrols in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cestayrols: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Église de Lincargue
  • 1988Most recently protected: Église Notre-Dame de Roumanou
  • 1995The protected historic area is created
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cestayrols.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Cestayrols than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

In the comparison, Cestayrols comes below both Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 35% of residents are 65 or over.

54.2median age
CestayrolsTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 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.

Ages and diplomas in Cestayrols
CestayrolsTarn medianFrance median
Under 1511%16%17%
15–247.2%9.2%11%
25–4416%20%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+35%27%22%
No diploma16%22%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education35%27%30%
Full pageCestayrols’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages54.2 median age · 35% are 65 or overHouseholds230 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad6.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Cestayrols?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Cestayrols keeps more of its old housing than Tarn or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Cestayrols, that is above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cestayrols: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
1995
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
53%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
Full pageCestayrols’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes53% built before 1919 · Older homesMap3 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Cestayrols?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Cestayrols walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 3.3%

Cestayrols sits below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Cestayrols has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €26,790 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Cestayrols, 0.4 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageCestayrols’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€26,790 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Cestayrols costs an estimated advertised €12.78/m² a month, against €10.21/m² in Tarn’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€12.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cestayrols€12.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€12.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.04 to €16.27/m² a month)
€7.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageCestayrols’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€12.78/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cestayrols

11pages on Cestayrols
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.6 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing23 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 54.2History3 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cestayrols: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Église de LincargueChurch · 15th & 16th c.
Église Notre-Dame de RoumanouChurch · 11th & 12th c.
Photo credits

Église de Lincargue: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame de Roumanou: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cestayrols

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cestayrols yet.

How we find them →

Cestayrols’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Tarn →
Marssac-sur-TarnGaillacCagnac-les-MinesAlbiBlaye-les-MinesLescure-d'AlbigeoisMarssac-sur-TarnGaillacCagnac-les-MinesAlbiBlaye-les-MinesLescure-d'AlbigeoisCestayrols
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cestayrols455—————
Marssac-sur-Tarn3,5185.3ACA+A
Gaillac16,1626.9BB−BB−
Cagnac-les-Mines2,6217.2—B—C−
Albi51,2908.9BC+CB+
Blaye-les-Mines2,9028.9A−A−B+B+
Lescure-d'Albigeois4,5909.5B+B−A−B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Cestayrols

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Cestayrols is a commune of 455 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

Population
455 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.6 sq mi (17.1 km²)
INSEE code
81067

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.