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DourgneTarn

A town of 1,313 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Dourgne a good place to live?

Dourgne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

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

What makes Dourgne stand out

The 2 things Dourgne does most differently from other towns.

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How Dourgne grades

Each subject compares Dourgne 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.

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

No historic monuments in Dourgne

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

The nearest classé monument is Site archéologique de la grotte du Calel, in Sorèze, 3.6 mi away.

31% 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 Dourgne.

Schools

Schools around Dourgne do less well than those of 95% of compared French towns

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

The brevet pass rate near Dourgne is 82.0%, below both Tarn’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

82.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Dourgne82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Madeleine CrosNearest collègeCollègeCollège7782%−9 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
0.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

HousingCost of living A−

Buying in Dourgne costs less than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,250/m²

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

On this, Dourgne is below both Tarn’s towns (€1,812/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€1,250/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Dourgne€1,250/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,250/m²32
€10.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.76/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,240
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sor et de l'Agout

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Dourgne than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

In the comparison, Dourgne comes below both Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 33% of residents.

54.8median age
DourgneTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 86 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 Dourgne
DourgneTarn medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–248.5%9.2%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+33%27%22%
No diploma19%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education29%27%30%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Incomes in Dourgne are lower than in 86% of French communes of 1,000+

9.3% of Dourgne’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 84% drove.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Dourgne, 0.9 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 62% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth B−

Dourgne’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 53% of compared French towns

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

From 2016 to 2025, 285 residents of Dourgne died, against 253 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more. Its care home for older people (72 places) counts its residents as Dourgne’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.

−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw113
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Dourgne · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Intercommunal Castres Mazamet site Pays D Autan Castres
8.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Intercommunal Castres Mazamet site Pays D Autan Castres
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

Nearby attractions

Église abbatiale Saint-Benoît d'En-Calcat and 6 more in and around Dourgne

Heritage in and near Dourgne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dourgne

15pages on Dourgne

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Dourgne

One notable person was born in Dourgne.

Their page →

Dourgne’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 →
SoualSorèzeSaïxRevelLabruguièrePuylaurensSoualSorèzeSaïxRevelLabruguièrePuylaurensDourgne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dourgne1,313——A−—B−
Soual2,6374.9AB+B−A+
Sorèze2,9655—B+—C+
Saïx3,7486.9AA−A−A−
Revel Haute-Garonne9,7627A−B+C+A
Labruguière6,5847.1AA−A−B−
Puylaurens3,2578.8—A—C+

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

Questions about Dourgne

Is Dourgne safe?

Dourgne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Dourgne good?

They grade D−, better than 5% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Dourgne expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.13/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Dourgne grades A− for cost of living.

About Dourgne

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Dourgne is a commune of 1,313 people in the Communauté de communes du Sor et de l'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
1,313 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Sor et de l'Agout
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8.8 sq mi (22.8 km²)
INSEE code
81081

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.