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A town of 482 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Cuq a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Cuq

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

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Notre-Dame de la Sagne, in Vielmur-sur-Agout, 2 mi away.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cuq.

Who lives here

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

That puts Cuq below both Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 21% of residents are 65 or over.

47.9median age
CuqTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%

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 Cuq
CuqTarn medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–2411%9.2%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+21%27%22%
No diploma15%22%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education31%27%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Cuq than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

On this, Cuq is below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Cuq has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 8.9% of the labour force are out of work.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Cuq, 0.2 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Cuq comes close to both Tarn’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cuq89.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollègeCollège7989%−5 pts
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Cuq costs less than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.25/m² a month

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

For Cuq, that is below both Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cuq€9.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€9.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €12.10/m² a month)
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cuq

13pages on Cuq

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Cuq

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

How we find them →

Cuq’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 →
SaïxPuylaurensSoualCastresGraulhetRéalmontSaïxPuylaurensSoualCastresGraulhetRéalmontCuq
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cuq482—————
Saïx3,7486.2AA−A−A−
Puylaurens3,2576.4—A—C+
Soual2,6376.8AB+B−A+
Castres42,5058.3B−BC−B+
Graulhet13,1299.1BA−C−B+
Réalmont3,56110AA−A+B+

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

About Cuq

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Cuq is a commune of 482 people in the Communauté de communes du Lautrécois et du Pays d'Agout. 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
482 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Lautrécois et du Pays d'Agout
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.8 sq mi (15.1 km²)
INSEE code
81075

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.