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A town of 3,057 in Tarn, Occitanie.

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Is Coufouleux a good place to live?

Coufouleux has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 10.2% unemployment. At the median price of €2,366/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

StrongestA−Health

What makes Coufouleux stand out

The one thing Coufouleux does most differently from other towns.

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How Coufouleux grades

Each subject compares Coufouleux 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.

How grading works

Coufouleux has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.

HealthA−Open →Jobs & income10.2% unemployment · #8 of 27 in TarnC+Open →SchoolsBOpen →Cost of livingAt the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality · #25 of 27 in TarnB−Open →WalkabilityB−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Coufouleux’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Coufouleux’s story

No historic monuments in Coufouleux

The Culture ministry lists no building in Coufouleux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg, in Rabastens, 1 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coufouleux.

HealthHealth A−

Deaths in Coufouleux run below what its ages would predict: 75 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

In Tarn, women can expect to live 86.5 years and men 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 179 residents of Coufouleux died, against 238 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Coufouleux is Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud, 8.6 mi away. The town has 4 family doctors.

−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw75
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Coufouleux · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud
8.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud
86.5 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.

Schools

92.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest collège is 1 mi away. General-bac pupils go 8.8 mi to the nearest lycée. Its schools’ results rank #10 of 23 in Tarn.

92.7%passed the brevetBSchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Coufouleux92.7%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Puységur PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège4088%−4 pts

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92.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.4 pts against the expected rate
1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Coufouleux are under 15, more than in both Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town. 19% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up just over a third of adults.

41.8median age
CoufouleuxTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Coufouleux
CoufouleuxTarn medianFrance median
Under 1521%16%17%
15–248.6%9.2%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+19%27%22%
No diploma17%22%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education35%27%30%

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

HousingCost of living B−

Coufouleux 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 €10.08/m² a month, about level with Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 99% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. That is the middle of 70 sales of houses and apartments in Coufouleux from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,812/m² for the median of compared towns in Tarn.

€2,366/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Coufouleux€2,366/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,330/m²69
€10.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.36 to €12.14/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.57/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

The median disposable income in Coufouleux is €26,750 a year per consumption unit, against €24,045 in Tarn’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns

At the census, 9.3% of working residents in Coufouleux went to work by public transport. Unemployment stood at 10.2%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Tarn’s towns (10.8%).

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Public transport9%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Coufouleux, 0.5 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns

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

Nearby attractions

Musée du Pays rabastinois and 4 more in and around Coufouleux

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Coufouleux. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Coufouleux

15pages on Coufouleux

Landmarks

Nothing in Coufouleux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Coufouleux

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Coufouleux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Coufouleux’s 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 →
RabastensSaint-Sulpice-la-PointeLisle-sur-TarnBuzet-sur-TarnBessièresLavaurRabastensSaint-Sulpice-la-PointeLisle-sur-TarnBuzet-sur-TarnBessièresLavaurCoufouleux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Coufouleux3,057——B−—A−
Rabastens5,8671.5ABB+A−
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe9,7193.4AB−BB+
Lisle-sur-Tarn4,9395.5B+BA+A−
Buzet-sur-Tarn Haute-Garonne2,9635.5—B−—A
Bessières Haute-Garonne4,3106.4B+C+A+B
Lavaur10,9658.6A−BB−B+

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

Questions about Coufouleux

Is Coufouleux safe?

Coufouleux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Coufouleux good?

They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #10 of 23 in Tarn. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Coufouleux expensive to live in?

Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,366/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Coufouleux grades B− for cost of living.

About Coufouleux

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Coufouleux is a commune of 3,057 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
3,057 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
10.5 sq mi (27.2 km²)
INSEE code
81070

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.