FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Tarn›Occitanie

LagraveTarn

A town of 2,305 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Lagrave a good place to live?

Lagrave has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment.

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

What makes Lagrave stand out

The one thing Lagrave does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Lagrave grades

Each subject compares Lagrave 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

Jobs & income5.5% unemploymentAOpen →Cost of livingC−Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French townsB+Open →Walkability57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Site archéologique de Sainte-Sigolène
Site archéologique de Sainte-Sigolène · Classé · Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lagrave’s story

Lagrave in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lagrave: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 9th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.

  • 1994First protected: Site archéologique de Sainte-Sigolène
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lagrave.

HousingCost of living C−

The estimated advertised rent in Lagrave 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.

The median price, €2,353/m², comes from 63 sales of houses and apartments in Lagrave from July 2023 to June 2026.

€2,353/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Lagrave€2,353/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,353/m²63
€12.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.04 to €16.27/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.04/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+

Lagrave’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 65% of compared French towns

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

From 2016 to 2025, 329 residents of Lagrave died, against 285 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. Its care home for older people (95 places) counts its residents as Lagrave’s; allowing for it, deaths were 17% 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.

−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw115
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Lagrave · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Albi
7.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Albi
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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Lagrave has lower unemployment than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%

In the comparison, Lagrave comes below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €27,610 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Lagrave, 0.6 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

Lagrave has fewer young adults than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24

For Lagrave, that is below both Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.

46.6median age
LagraveTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lagrave
LagraveTarn medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–247.5%9.2%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+26%27%22%
No diploma17%22%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education35%27%30%

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

History

1 historic monument, 1 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lagrave: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

9th c.
oldest protected part
1994
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Safety

Lagrave has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Police and gendarmerie recorded 8 offenses in the graded categories in Lagrave in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 78.4% of the index here.

2.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage8
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud13

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.

2.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
78.4%
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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lagrave

14pages on Lagrave

Landmarks

Lagrave has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Site archéologique de Sainte-Sigolène: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Lagrave

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

How we find them →

Lagrave’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 →
Marssac-sur-TarnGaillacAlbiPuygouzonCagnac-les-MinesGraulhetMarssac-sur-TarnGaillacAlbiPuygouzonCagnac-les-MinesGraulhetLagrave
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lagrave2,305——C−—B+
Marssac-sur-Tarn3,5182.2ACA+A
Gaillac16,1624.7BB−BB−
Albi51,2908.2BC+CB+
Puygouzon3,5488.9AB−AB
Cagnac-les-Mines2,6219.1—B—C−
Graulhet13,1299.5BA−C−B+

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

Questions about Lagrave

Is Lagrave safe?

Lagrave has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Lagrave expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lagrave grades C− for cost of living.

About Lagrave

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Lagrave is a commune of 2,305 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
2,305 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code
81131

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.