Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
282 people call this town in Tarn, Occitanie home.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Genest-de-Contest out for now. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Genest-de-Contest does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Genest-de-Contest as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Métairie ronde, in Terre-de-Bancalié, 3.7 mi away.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Genest-de-Contest.
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, above both Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Genest-de-Contest | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Saint-Genest-de-Contest counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €26,810 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Tarn’s towns (€24,045). Public transport took 3.1% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.8 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louisa PaulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 91 | 87%−5 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Saint-Genest-de-Contest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Genest-de-Contest is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Genest-de-Contest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genest-de-Contest | 282 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Réalmont | 3,561 | 2.4 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Graulhet | 13,129 | 7.7 | B | A− | C− | B+ |
| Puygouzon | 3,548 | 9.2 | A | B− | A | B |
| Albi | 51,290 | 12 | B | C+ | C | B+ |
| Castres | 42,505 | 12 | B− | B | C− | B+ |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn | 3,518 | 12 | A | C | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Saint-Genest-de-Contest is a commune of 282 people in the Communauté de communes du Lautrécois et du Pays d'Agout. 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 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.