Giroussens has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 36% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,204/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Giroussens 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Giroussens.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Giroussens are out of work than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.3%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,450 a year per consumption unit. 7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Giroussens, 0.4 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The estimated advertised rent in Giroussens is €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.
33 sales of houses and apartments in Giroussens, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,204/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €9.31/m² a month.
€2,204/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Giroussens€2,204/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,204/m²
33
€12.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.04 to €16.27/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.31/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
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Giroussens is below 67% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Giroussens: 82 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 121 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 99, 18% fewer. In Tarn, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.5 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Giroussens · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud
4.5 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
Giroussens is a graduates’ town: 42% hold a degree, more than in both Tarn’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.5%, lower than both Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. The under-15s are 19% of the population here.
44.4median age
GiroussensTarn medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Giroussens keeps more of its old housing than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Giroussens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Giroussens
Is Giroussens safe?
Giroussens has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Giroussens 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 €2,204/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Giroussens grades C for cost of living.
About Giroussens
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Giroussens is a commune of 1,571 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
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.
