Cordes-sur-Ciel has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 37% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 45% of residents. Homes go for a median €1,303/m².
What makes Cordes-sur-Ciel stand out
The 3 things Cordes-sur-Ciel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 26 historic monuments in Cordes-sur-Ciel: 18 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1875.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2012.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1875First protected: Maison du Grand Fauconnier
1984Most recently protected: Chapelle du Saint-Crucifix
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cordes-sur-Ciel.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Cordes-sur-Ciel than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are under 15
People 65 and over make up 45% of the town. 5.4% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
62.6median age
Cordes-sur-CielTarn medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
45%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 78 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Cordes-sur-Ciel: 53% were built before 1919, more than in both Tarn’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2012, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The Culture ministry lists 26 historic monuments in Cordes-sur-Ciel: 18 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Maison Fompeyrouse. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Cordes-sur-Ciel has higher unemployment than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 17.0%
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly a fifth of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs located in Cordes-sur-Ciel: 650, for 300 residents in work (2.3 each). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €21,720 a year per consumption unit.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving60%
On foot12%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
650
jobs based in Cordes-sur-Ciel, 2.3 per working resident
17.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 26 historic monuments in Cordes-sur-Ciel: 18 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level).
Maison Fompeyrouse: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0 · Maison Prunet: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Michel: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0 · Immeuble dit maison Gaugiran: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Cordes-sur-Ciel
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Cordes-sur-Ciel is a commune of 879 people in the Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C). 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
879 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C)
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.
