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Population 2,198: a town in Tarn, Occitanie.
Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is walkability — 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on schools as well (C): bac results 1.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.6 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Payrin-Augmontel 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.
The 3 things Payrin-Augmontel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Payrin-Augmontel 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.
Payrin-Augmontel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Payrin-Augmontel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne halle, in Labruguière, 4.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Payrin-Augmontel.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 242 deaths in Payrin-Augmontel from 2016 to 2025; there were 176, 27% fewer. In Tarn, women can expect to live 86.5 years and men 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
The unemployment rate comes to 7.0%. 250 jobs are based in Payrin-Augmontel, for 850 working residents (0.3 per worker). Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €25,000 a year per consumption unit, close to both Tarn’s towns (€24,045) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,584/m², lower than both Tarn’s towns (€1,812/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 55 houses and apartments changed hands in Payrin-Augmontel from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.67/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,584/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
30% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population. Line up the people of Payrin-Augmontel by age and the one in the middle is 51.4.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Payrin-Augmontel | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km, 88% of 175 candidates passed the bac pro. Near Payrin-Augmontel, 83.6% of collège pupils passed the brevet, lower than both Tarn’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest collège is 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean-Louis ÉtienneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 76%−5 pts |
| Cité scolaire de Mazamet- Lycée général et technologique Maréchal SoultNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 135 | 94%−1 pt |
| Collège Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 88 | 97%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Payrin-Augmontel. Best known first.
Nothing in Payrin-Augmontel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Payrin-Augmontel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payrin-Augmontel | 2,198 | — | — | A− | — | A |
| Aussillon | 5,527 | 1.7 | B | B+ | B | B+ |
| Aiguefonde | 2,505 | 1.8 | — | A− | — | A |
| Pont-de-Larn | 2,947 | 2.2 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Mazamet | 10,085 | 2.8 | C+ | A | D | B |
| Labruguière | 6,584 | 4.4 | A | A− | A− | B− |
| Castres | 42,505 | 7.7 | B− | B | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Payrin-Augmontel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 3.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 32% of compared French towns. 94% of 135 candidates passed the bac at Cité scolaire de Mazamet- Lycée général et technologique Maréchal Soult in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Payrin-Augmontel grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Payrin-Augmontel is a commune of 2,198 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Castres Mazamet. 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) · 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 November 4, 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.