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A town of 878 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Lempaut a good place to live?

Lempaut is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de Padiés
Château de Padiés · Inscrit · Photo: Elainem · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lempaut’s story

Lempaut in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lempaut, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1928First protected: Château de Padiés
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lempaut.

History

Lempaut keeps more of its old housing than Tarn or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919

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

On this, Lempaut is above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lempaut, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Lempaut are under 15, more than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns

In the comparison, Lempaut comes above both Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 21% of the population.

43.6median age
LempautTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lempaut
LempautTarn medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–248.7%9.2%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+21%27%22%
No diploma18%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat25%19%18%
Higher education25%27%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Lempaut than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

For Lempaut, that is below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 7.9%. Lempaut has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Lempaut, 0.3 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Lempaut is €10.13/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lempaut€10.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€10.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.76/m² a month)
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lempaut

12pages on Lempaut

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Padiés: Photo: Elainem · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lempaut

One notable person was born in Lempaut.

Their page →

Lempaut’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 →
SoualPuylaurensSorèzeRevelSaïxLabruguièreSoualPuylaurensSorèzeRevelSaïxLabruguièreLempaut
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lempaut878—————
Soual2,6373.3AB+B−A+
Puylaurens3,2574—A—C+
Sorèze2,9655.5—B+—C+
Revel Haute-Garonne9,7625.7A−B+C+A
Saïx3,7486.5AA−A−A−
Labruguière6,5849.9AA−A−B−

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

About Lempaut

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Lempaut is a commune of 878 people in the Communauté de communes Aux sources du Canal du Midi. 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
878 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Aux sources du Canal du Midi
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.2 km²)
INSEE code
81142

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.