Monestiés has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 28% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Monestiés with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monestiés.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Monestiés: 36% are 65 or over, above Tarn’s towns and compared French towns
For Monestiés, that is above both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.7% of residents.
56.7median age
MonestiésTarn medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Monestiés than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.56/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Monestiés sits below both Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,538/m², comes from 40 sales of houses and apartments in Monestiés from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,538/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Monestiés€1,538/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,547/m²
39
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.99 to €10.47/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Carmausin-Ségala
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Monestiés is harder to get around on foot than 77% of compared French towns
At the census, 7.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Monestiés has 250 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.8%.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Monestiés, 0.6 per working resident
8.8%
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
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 23% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Monestiés’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 422 residents of Monestiés died, against 310 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 36% more. Its two care homes for older people (103 places) count their residents as Monestiés’; allowing for them, deaths were 5% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw136
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Monestiés · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Claude Bernard Ctre Medico Chirurgical Obstetrical
10 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Albi
86.5 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More protected monuments for its size in Monestiés than in Tarn or compared French towns: 36 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Monestiés is above both Tarn’s towns (3.8) and compared French towns (2.5). The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Monestiés: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Monestiés is Menhir dénommé la Croix de Salvetat.
Menhir dénommé la Croix de Salvetat: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Saint-Hippolyte: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison Lagrasse près de la porte fortifiée: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Hippolyte: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Monestiés
Is Monestiés safe?
Monestiés has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 3.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Monestiés good?
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 143 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Jaurès in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Monestiés expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,538/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Monestiés grades A− for cost of living.
About Monestiés
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Monestiés is a commune of 1,381 people in the Communauté de communes Carmausin-Ségala. 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
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.
