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A town of 347 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Massaguel a good place to live?

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

What makes Massaguel stand out

The 2 things Massaguel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY-SA 4.0
Massaguel’s story

Massaguel in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Nearby attractions

Château de Massaguel and 9 more in and around Massaguel

Heritage in and near Massaguel. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Massaguel.

Who lives here

An older town: 38% of people in Massaguel are 65 or over, more than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns

On this, Massaguel is above both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 11% of the town.

56.2median age
MassaguelTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Massaguel
MassaguelTarn medianFrance median
Under 1511%16%17%
15–247.3%9.2%11%
25–4416%20%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+38%27%22%
No diploma23%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education25%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Massaguel: 34% 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.

In the comparison, Massaguel comes above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Massaguel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

More people in Massaguel are out of work than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.7%

For Massaguel, that is above both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Massaguel has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
50
jobs based in Massaguel, 0.3 per working resident
15.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

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

Massaguel sits below both Tarn’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Massaguel82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Madeleine CrosNearest collègeCollègeCollège7782%−9 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
1.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Massaguel than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.25/m² a month

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

That puts Massaguel below both Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Massaguel€9.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€9.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €12.10/m² a month)
€7.94/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 Massaguel

13pages on Massaguel

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Massaguel

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

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Massaguel’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 →
SoualLabruguièreSaïxSorèzeRevelAiguefondeSoualLabruguièreSaïxSorèzeRevelAiguefondeMassaguel
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Massaguel347—————
Soual2,6374.8AB+B−A+
Labruguière6,5845.8AA−A−B−
Saïx3,7486.2AA−A−A−
Sorèze2,9656.3—B+—C+
Revel Haute-Garonne9,7628.3A−B+C+A
Aiguefonde2,5058.7—A−—A

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

About Massaguel

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Massaguel is a commune of 347 people in the Communauté de communes du Sor et de l'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
347 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Sor et de l'Agout
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.9 sq mi (10 km²)
INSEE code
81160

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.