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A town of 205 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Noailles a good place to live?

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

What makes Noailles stand out

The 2 things Noailles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul
Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul · Inscrit · Photo: Tylwyth Eldar · CC BY-SA 4.0
Noailles’ story

Noailles in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Noailles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1970.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1970First protected: Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Noailles.

Who lives here

An older town: 30% of people in Noailles are 65 or over, more than in Tarn’s towns and across compared French towns

15% are under 15, below both Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. Typical age in Noailles: 50.7, the median.

50.7median age
NoaillesTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Noailles
NoaillesTarn medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–249.9%9.2%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+30%27%22%
No diploma17%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat27%19%18%
Higher education25%27%30%

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

History

Noailles keeps more of its old housing than Tarn or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Noailles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1970
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Noailles walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 6.0%

Unemployment stood at 11.6%, near Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,470 a year. Also worth knowing: 9.5% of Noailles’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Noailles, 0.3 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Noailles costs less than in Tarn’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.24/m² a month

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

Noailles recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Noailles€9.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€9.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €11.25/m² a month)
€7.22/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 Noailles

11pages on Noailles

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul: Photo: Tylwyth Eldar · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Noailles

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

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Noailles’ 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 →
Marssac-sur-TarnCagnac-les-MinesBlaye-les-MinesGaillacCarmauxAlbiMarssac-sur-TarnCagnac-les-MinesBlaye-les-MinesGaillacCarmauxAlbiNoailles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Noailles205—————
Marssac-sur-Tarn3,5187.1ACA+A
Cagnac-les-Mines2,6217.6—B—C−
Blaye-les-Mines2,9028.3A−A−B+B+
Gaillac16,1628.5BB−BB−
Carmaux9,8729.2B+A−CB+
Albi51,2909.9BC+CB+

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

About Noailles

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Noailles is a commune of 205 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
205 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C)
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.6 km²)
INSEE code
81197

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.