Labruguière grades A overall: better than 86% of compared French towns, and #7 of 20 in Tarn. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 45% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,508/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de Castres Mazamet. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 2.9 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Labruguière 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Labruguière sees less crime per resident than 79% of compared French towns
2025 saw 117 offenses recorded in Labruguière. Violence against people ran at 8.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 7.3 (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
8.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Burglary26
Other physical violence24
Family violence23
Sexual violence16
Fraud38
Theft without violence22
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
117
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 2.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fewer commuters in Labruguière walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%
The median disposable income was €23,830 a year per consumption unit, close to Tarn’s towns (€24,045) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Labruguière: 2,200, for 2,600 residents in work (0.9 each). At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Labruguière didn’t travel to work at all.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
2,200
jobs based in Labruguière, 0.9 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 23% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Labruguière costs less than in both Tarn’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.40/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
194 sales of houses and apartments in Labruguière, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,508/m². Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,508/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Labruguière€1,508/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,505/m²
179
€9.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €11.92/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,490
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Castres Mazamet
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 18% of Labruguière, above Tarn’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town, about level with Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and below compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.
46median age
LabruguièreTarn medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Labruguière: 12% 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Labruguière counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Ancienne halle. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Labruguière is below 55% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Labruguière’s deaths ran at 86 per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and above Tarn’s towns (80). From 2016 to 2025, 821 residents of Labruguière died, against 811 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. Also worth knowing: 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. For a family doctor, residents of Labruguière can choose among 4 GPs.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Labruguière · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Intercommunal Castres Mazamet site Pays D Autan Castres
2.3 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Labruguière
Is Labruguière safe?
It grades A− for safety, #6 of 20 in Tarn. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Labruguière good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #1 of 23 in Tarn. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Labruguière expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,508/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Labruguière grades A− for cost of living.
About Labruguière
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Labruguière is a commune of 6,584 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Castres Mazamet. 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.
