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A town of 498 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Paulinet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Paulinet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Paulinet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paulinet.
For Paulinet, that is below both Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 12% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Paulinet | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Paulinet sits above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Paulinet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Paulinet below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Paulinet has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,840 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Paulinet is above both Tarn’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alain FournierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 98%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Paulinet comes below both Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Paulinet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Paulin: Photo: 93.21.21.yyy · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Paulinet yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulinet | 498 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Juéry | 6,564 | 13 | B+ | B | A− | A− |
| Réalmont | 3,561 | 13 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Puygouzon | 3,548 | 13 | A | B− | A | B |
| Arthès | 2,528 | 13 | — | B | — | A |
| Lescure-d'Albigeois | 4,590 | 15 | B+ | B− | A− | B+ |
| Albi | 51,290 | 15 | B | C+ | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Paulinet is a commune of 498 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts d'Alban et du Villefranchois. 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
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.