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963 residents make their home in this town in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Pampelonne a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Pampelonne falls below the line for grades. Nearly a fifth of homes here are second homes. Homes go for a median €990/m². 34% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Pampelonne stand out

The 3 things Pampelonne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Restes du château de Thuriès
Restes du château de Thuriès · Inscrit · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pampelonne’s story

Pampelonne in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

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

Wikidata records 3 people born in Pampelonne before 1900, the earliest Jean Elizabeth Laurans, in 1763.

  • 1927First protected: Restes du château de Thuriès
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pampelonne.

Who lives here

Few people in Pampelonne are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in both Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, above both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). At 53.5, the median resident of Pampelonne sits in the middle of the age range. 28% of adults hold a degree.

53.5median age
PampelonneTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pampelonne
PampelonneTarn medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–246.8%9.2%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+34%27%22%
No diploma22%22%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education28%27%30%

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

History

Pampelonne keeps more of its old housing than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pampelonne; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Pampelonne are out of work than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.8%

At the census, 8.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Pampelonne holds 300 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,330 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Pampelonne, 0.8 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,330
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 Pampelonne costs less than in both Tarn’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.24/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 41 homes were sold in Pampelonne. That is the middle of 41 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,812/m² for the median of compared towns in Tarn.

€990/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Pampelonne€990/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€990/m²41
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.58 to €10.32/m² a month)
€8.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pampelonne

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Restes du château de Thuriès: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Pampelonne

3 notable people were born in Pampelonne.

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Pampelonne’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 →
CarmauxBlaye-les-MinesCagnac-les-MinesArthèsLescure-d'AlbigeoisSaint-JuéryCarmauxBlaye-les-MinesCagnac-les-MinesArthèsLescure-d'AlbigeoisSaint-JuéryPampelonne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pampelonne963—————
Carmaux9,8726B+A−CB+
Blaye-les-Mines2,9027.2A−A−B+B+
Cagnac-les-Mines2,62111—B—C−
Arthès2,52811—B—A
Lescure-d'Albigeois4,59011B+B−A−B+
Saint-Juéry6,56412B+BA−A−

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

About Pampelonne

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Pampelonne is a commune of 963 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

Population
963 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Carmausin-Ségala
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
13.7 sq mi (35.6 km²)
INSEE code
81201

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.