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A town of 379 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Les Cabannes a good place to live?

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

What makes Les Cabannes stand out

The 2 things Les Cabannes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Pont dit Pont des Anes
Pont dit Pont des Anes · Level not given · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Les Cabannes’ story

Les Cabannes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Les Cabannes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Les Cabannes before 1900, the earliest Ludovic Dupuy-Dutemps, in 1847.

  • 1974First protected: Église Saint-Antoine
  • 1975Most recently protected: Croix en fer forgé
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Cabannes.

Who lives here

Few people in Les Cabannes are 15 to 24: 5.7%, fewer than in Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a third of residents. Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Les Cabannes is 53.3.

53.3median age
Les CabannesTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Cabannes
Les CabannesTarn medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–245.7%9.2%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+32%27%22%
No diploma13%22%19%
CAP or BEP20%26%26%
Baccalauréat27%19%18%
Higher education35%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Les Cabannes: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Les Cabannes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
Level not given1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1974
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Les Cabannes, 17.1%, runs above Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs based in Les Cabannes number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.6 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,220 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 4.1% of working residents in Les Cabannes to work at the census.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
On foot8%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Les Cabannes, 0.6 per working resident
17.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 10.4 mi away. For collège, the closest is 0.8 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Les Cabannes92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Val CérouNearest collègeCollègeCollège6292%+1 pt
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
0.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Les Cabannes costs less than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.56/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Les Cabannes. A house rents for an estimated €8.17/m² a month.

€8.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Cabannes€8.56/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.99 to €10.47/m² a month)
€8.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Porte de la Jane and 7 more in and around Les Cabannes

Heritage and museums in and near Les Cabannes. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Cabannes

13pages on Les Cabannes

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Les Cabannes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Antoine: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix en fer forgé: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Les Cabannes

2 notable people were born in Les Cabannes.

Their page →

Les Cabannes’ 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 →
Blaye-les-MinesGaillacCarmauxCagnac-les-MinesMarssac-sur-TarnLescure-d'AlbigeoisBlaye-les-MinesGaillacCarmauxCagnac-les-MinesMarssac-sur-TarnLescure-d'AlbigeoisLes Cabannes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Les Cabannes379—————
Blaye-les-Mines2,90211A−A−B+B+
Gaillac16,16211BB−BB−
Carmaux9,87212B+A−CB+
Cagnac-les-Mines2,62112—B—C−
Marssac-sur-Tarn3,51812ACA+A
Lescure-d'Albigeois4,59014B+B−A−B+

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

About Les Cabannes

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Les Cabannes is a commune of 379 people in the Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C). 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
379 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C)
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code
81045

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.