Homes are affordable (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Montredon-Labessonnié has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montredon-Labessonnié 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 Montredon-Labessonnié.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montredon-Labessonnié than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.14/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,275/m², below both Tarn’s towns (€1,812/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 57 homes in Montredon-Labessonnié.
€1,275/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montredon-Labessonnié€1,275/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,275/m²
57
€9.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.28 to €11.46/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,020
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Centre Tarn
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Montredon-Labessonnié has a higher adjusted death rate than three in four compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
340 deaths in Montredon-Labessonnié between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 272: 25% above. Adjusted for age and care homes, Montredon-Labessonnié records 97 deaths per 100 expected, above Tarn’s towns (80) and compared French towns (88) alike. The nearest emergency department to Montredon-Labessonnié is Polyclinique du Sidobre, 8.9 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Montredon-Labessonnié can choose among 3 GPs.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Montredon-Labessonnié · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique du Sidobre
11.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Intercommunal Castres Mazamet site Pays D Autan Castres
86.5 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Montredon-Labessonnié has fewer young adults than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3% are 15 to 24
29% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Tarn’s towns (27%) and above compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Ages in Montredon-Labessonnié split evenly at 51.6: half are older, half younger.
51.6median age
Montredon-LabessonniéTarn medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Montredon-Labessonnié than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,920 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 8.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 9.8% of the labour force are out of work.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Montredon-Labessonnié, 0.7 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 35% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Montredon-Labessonnié: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Tarn’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montredon-Labessonnié, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montredon-Labessonnié
Is Montredon-Labessonnié safe?
Montredon-Labessonnié has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Montredon-Labessonnié expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montredon-Labessonnié grades A for cost of living.
About Montredon-Labessonnié
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Montredon-Labessonnié is a commune of 2,076 people in the Communauté de communes Centre Tarn. 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.
