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With 239 residents, it is a town in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Saint-Marcel-Campes a good place to live?

Saint-Marcel-Campes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 29% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 40% of the population.

What makes Saint-Marcel-Campes stand out

The 2 things Saint-Marcel-Campes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Croix en pierre du 15e siècle
Croix en pierre du 15e siècle · Classé · Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
Saint-Marcel-Campes’ story

Saint-Marcel-Campes in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Marcel-Campes counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1893.

57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1893First protected: Croix en pierre du 15e siècle
  • 1970Most recently protected: Église Saint-Michel
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Marcel-Campes.

Who lives here

An older town: 40% of people in Saint-Marcel-Campes are 65 or over, more than in Tarn’s towns and across compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group makes up 4.6% of residents. 11% are under 15, below both Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 35% of adults.

57.3median age
Saint-Marcel-CampesTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Marcel-Campes
Saint-Marcel-CampesTarn medianFrance median
Under 1511%16%17%
15–244.6%9.2%11%
25–4417%20%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+40%27%22%
No diploma17%22%19%
CAP or BEP20%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education35%27%30%

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

History

Saint-Marcel-Campes keeps more of its old housing than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 57% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Marcel-Campes is Croix en pierre du 15e siècle. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Marcel-Campes counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1893
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Marcel-Campes, 15.3%, runs above Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €26,290 a year per consumption unit, above Tarn’s towns (€24,045) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Saint-Marcel-Campes counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). At the census, 15.6% of commuters got to work without a car.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot8%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Marcel-Campes, 0.4 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Marcel-Campes92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Val CérouNearest collègeCollègeCollège6292%+1 pt
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Marcel-Campes than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.24/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Saint-Marcel-Campes.

€9.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Marcel-Campes€9.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€9.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €11.25/m² a month)
€7.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Porte de Rous and 8 more in and around Saint-Marcel-Campes

Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Marcel-Campes. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Marcel-Campes

13pages on Saint-Marcel-Campes

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Marcel-Campes counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église de Campes: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Marcel-Campes

One notable person was born in Saint-Marcel-Campes.

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Saint-Marcel-Campes’ 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 →
Blaye-les-MinesCarmauxCagnac-les-MinesMarssac-sur-TarnLescure-d'AlbigeoisGaillacBlaye-les-MinesCarmauxCagnac-les-MinesMarssac-sur-TarnLescure-d'AlbigeoisGaillacSaint-Marcel-Campes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Marcel-Campes239—————
Blaye-les-Mines2,9028.5A−A−B+B+
Carmaux9,8728.7B+A−CB+
Cagnac-les-Mines2,6219.9—B—C−
Marssac-sur-Tarn3,51812ACA+A
Lescure-d'Albigeois4,59012B+B−A−B+
Gaillac16,16213BB−BB−

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

About Saint-Marcel-Campes

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Saint-Marcel-Campes is a commune of 239 people in the Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C). 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
239 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C)
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8.7 sq mi (22.6 km²)
INSEE code
81262

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.