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PuycelsiTarn

A town of 456 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Population
456
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.82
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€21,740
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
12%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Puycelsi a good place to live?

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

What makes Puycelsi stand out

The 2 things Puycelsi does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
39%2%PuycelsiMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
39% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
30%22%PuycelsiMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 53. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Ancien pont de Laval
Ancien pont de Laval · Inscrit · Photo: Aristoi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Puycelsi’s story

Puycelsi in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Puycelsi, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2021.

55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Restes des remparts
  • 2018Most recently protected: église Saint-Corneille
  • 2021The protected historic area is created
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puycelsi.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Puycelsi than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

On this, Puycelsi is below both Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 6.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

53median age
PuycelsiTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education41%

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 Puycelsi
PuycelsiTarn medianFrance median
Under 1511%16%17%
15–246.3%9.2%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+30%27%22%
No diploma16%22%19%
CAP or BEP21%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education41%27%30%
Full pagePuycelsi’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages53 median age · 30% are 65 or overHouseholds230 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad11% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Puycelsi?”

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

History

Puycelsi keeps more of its old housing than Tarn or compared French towns: 55% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Puycelsi comes above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2021. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Puycelsi, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit5
13th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected
2021
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
55%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
Full pagePuycelsi’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes55% built before 1919 · Older homesMap5 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Puycelsi?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Puycelsi than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,740 a year per consumption unit

For Puycelsi, that is below both Tarn’s towns (€24,045) and compared French towns (€25,970). 13.7% of the labour force are out of work. Puycelsi has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot9%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Puycelsi, 0.6 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pagePuycelsi’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€21,740 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work12% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Puycelsi is €9.82/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Puycelsi€9.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.17 to €11.80/m² a month)
€8.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pagePuycelsi’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.82/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Terride and 4 more in and around Puycelsi

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Puycelsi. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Terridein townAttractionAttractionAtelier Aloussain townAttractionAttractionAtelier Lagranein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Vère3.1 km northwest, in LarroqueMuseumMuseumConservatoire de l'Outillage du Pays des Bastides4.3 km south, in Salvagnac
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Puycelsi

12pages on Puycelsi
The big questions
Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 16.6 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing16 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors39% of the commune is protected natureAttractions3 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 53History5 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Puycelsi, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Deuxième porte de l'Irissou et ses deux tours d'enceinteTown gate · 13th–16th c.
Restes des rempartsTown walls · 13th c.
Inscrit
Chapelle Saint-Julien-le-VieuxChapel · 15th c.
église Saint-CorneilleChurch
Photo credits

Deuxième porte de l'Irissou et ses deux tours d'enceinte: Photo: Nathalie Boudet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Restes des remparts: Photo: KaTeznik · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · église Saint-Corneille: Photo: MathieuMD · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Puycelsi

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

How we find them →

Puycelsi’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 →
Lisle-sur-TarnRabastensGaillacNègrepelisseCoufouleuxSaint-Étienne-de-TulmontLisle-sur-TarnRabastensGaillacNègrepelisseCoufouleuxSaint-Étienne-de-TulmontPuycelsi
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Puycelsi456—————
Lisle-sur-Tarn4,9399.1B+BA+A−
Rabastens5,86710ABB+A−
Gaillac16,16211BB−BB−
Nègrepelisse Tarn-et-Garonne5,91711C+BAC−
Coufouleux3,05712—B−—A−
Saint-Étienne-de-Tulmont Tarn-et-Garonne4,05113—C+—C+

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

About Puycelsi

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Puycelsi is a commune of 456 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet. 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
456 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
15.3 sq mi (39.6 km²)
INSEE code
81217

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.