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A town of 2,172 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Roquecourbe a good place to live?

Roquecourbe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.1% unemployment. At the median price of €1,156/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Sidobre Vals et Plateaux. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

StrongestA−HealthWeakestDJobs & income

What makes Roquecourbe stand out

The 2 things Roquecourbe does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Roquecourbe grades

Each subject compares Roquecourbe 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.

How grading works

Jobs & income11.1% unemploymentDOpen →HealthA−Open →Cost of livingB+Open →Walkability55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workCOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Roquecourbe’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Roquecourbe’s story

No historic monuments in Roquecourbe

The Culture ministry lists no building in Roquecourbe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancien prieuré, in Burlats, 2.8 mi away.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roquecourbe.

HealthHealth A−

Fewer deaths than Roquecourbe’s ages would predict, 74 per 100 expected, under Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Roquecourbe sits below both Tarn’s towns (80) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 257 residents of Roquecourbe died, against 306 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw84
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Roquecourbe · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique du Sidobre
7.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Intercommunal Castres Mazamet site Pays D Autan Castres
86.5 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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

HousingCost of living B+

Roquecourbe gets a B+ for cost of living

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

Half the homes sold went for more than €1,156/m², below both Tarn’s towns (€1,812/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€1,156/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Roquecourbe€1,156/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,155/m²62
€10.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.23 to €13.01/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.00/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sidobre Vals et Plateaux

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

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Roquecourbe than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1%

That puts Roquecourbe below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Roquecourbe, 0.4 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 29% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Roquecourbe, fewer than in Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Roquecourbe is below both Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 29% of residents are 65 or over.

52.3median age
RoquecourbeTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Roquecourbe
RoquecourbeTarn medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–248.8%9.2%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+29%27%22%
No diploma25%22%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education19%27%30%

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

Schools

96% of candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent La Borde Basse, a point below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Roquecourbe94.8%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Lycée polyvalent La Borde BasseNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée44496%−1 pt
96%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
85%
passed the vocational bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
4.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Burlats and 6 more in and around Roquecourbe

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Roquecourbe. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Roquecourbe

15pages on Roquecourbe

Landmarks

Nothing in Roquecourbe is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Roquecourbe

One notable person was born in Roquecourbe.

Their page →

Roquecourbe’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 →
CastresSaïxRéalmontLabruguièreSoualAiguefondeCastresSaïxRéalmontLabruguièreSoualAiguefondeRoquecourbe
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Roquecourbe2,172——B+—A−
Castres42,5054.6B−BC−B+
Saïx3,7488.1AA−A−A−
Réalmont3,5618.9AA−A+B+
Labruguière6,5849.4AA−A−B−
Soual2,63711AB+B−A+
Aiguefonde2,50512—A−—A

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

Questions about Roquecourbe

Is Roquecourbe safe?

Roquecourbe 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 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Roquecourbe expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.34/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Roquecourbe grades B+ for cost of living.

About Roquecourbe

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Roquecourbe is a commune of 2,172 people in the Communauté de communes Sidobre Vals et Plateaux. 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
2,172 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sidobre Vals et Plateaux
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.4 sq mi (16.6 km²)
INSEE code
81227

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.