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Massac-SéranTarn

A town of 523 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Massac-Séran a good place to live?

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

Massac-Séran’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Massac-Séran’s story

No historic monuments in Massac-Séran

The Culture ministry lists no building in Massac-Séran as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Alain, in Lavaur, 2.5 mi away.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Cathédrale Saint-Alain de Lavaur and 3 more in and around Massac-Séran

Heritage in and near Massac-Séran. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Massac-Séran.

Who lives here

More people in Massac-Séran hold a degree than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 49%

Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. Children under 15 make up 23%, above both Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.2% of the town.

41.4median age
Massac-SéranTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education49%

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 Massac-Séran
Massac-SéranTarn medianFrance median
Under 1523%16%17%
15–248.2%9.2%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+16%27%22%
No diploma11%22%19%
CAP or BEP19%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education49%27%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Massac-Séran are out of work than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.5%

Half of residents lived on more than €28,730 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Tarn’s towns (€24,045) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 250 residents in work, Massac-Séran has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.3% of commuters travelled at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Massac-Séran, 0.4 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,730
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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

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

The closest collège is 2.2 mi off. At the general lycée, 100% of 204 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.

100%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Massac-Séran89.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Massac-Séran100.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Les ClauzadesNearest collègeCollègeCollège21689%−4 pts
Lycée général Las CasesNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée204100%+1 pt
100%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Massac-Séran is €11.77/m² a month

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

Houses made up just over four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Massac-Séran recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Massac-Séran€11.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€11.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.45 to €14.67/m² a month)
€9.36/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 Massac-Séran

13pages on Massac-Séran

Landmarks

Nothing in Massac-Séran is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Massac-Séran

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Massac-Séran yet.

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Massac-Séran’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 →
LavaurGraulhetVerfeilPuylaurensSaint-Sulpice-la-PointeCaramanLavaurGraulhetVerfeilPuylaurensSaint-Sulpice-la-PointeCaramanMassac-Séran
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Massac-Séran523—————
Lavaur10,9652.8A−BB−B+
Graulhet13,1299.1BA−C−B+
Verfeil Haute-Garonne3,9549.7A+B+A+A
Puylaurens3,25711—A—C+
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe9,71911AB−BB+
Caraman Haute-Garonne2,51311—B+—C

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

About Massac-Séran

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Massac-Séran is a commune of 523 people in the Communauté de communes Tarn-Agout. 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
523 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Tarn-Agout
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code
81159

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.