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A town of 907 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Le Bez is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Le Bez does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Bez as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vieux pont sur l'Agout, in Brassac, 2.4 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Le Bez. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Bez.
In the comparison, Le Bez comes below both Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Le Bez | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
For Le Bez, that is below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 8.3% of the labour force are out of work. Le Bez has 250 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Le Bez sits below both Tarn’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La catalaniéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 86%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Le Bez below both Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Bez is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Bez as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bez | 907 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-de-Larn | 2,947 | 7.7 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Aussillon | 5,527 | 9.3 | B | B+ | B | B+ |
| Mazamet | 10,085 | 9.7 | C+ | A | D | B |
| Aiguefonde | 2,505 | 10 | — | A− | — | A |
| Castres | 42,505 | 10 | B− | B | C− | B+ |
| Labruguière | 6,584 | 11 | A | A− | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Le Bez is a commune of 907 people in the Communauté de communes Sidobre Vals et Plateaux. 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
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.