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It is a town of 9,719 residents in Tarn, Occitanie.

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Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe, Tarn · Teeppix · CC BY 3.0

Is Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe a good place to live?

Few weak spots anywhere. Its strongest is schools — brevet results 2.1 points above the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €2,532/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Tarn-Agout. Residents are healthier than most (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, that makes an A, good for #3 of 20 in Tarn. Nationally, it does better than 91% of compared French towns.

Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

StrongestASchools

How Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe grades

Each subject compares Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe 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.

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Castella
Castella · Inscrit · Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe’s story

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe in pictures

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe.

Schools

More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 93.4%

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

On results, collèges and lycées here come #2 of 23 in Tarn. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 7.2 mi away.

93.4%passed the brevetASchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe93.4%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre SucNearest collègeCollègeCollège16295%+1 pt
Collège Saint-Jean PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège4888%+6 pts
93.4%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2.1 pts against the expected rate
0.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

HealthHealth B+

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 75% of compared French towns

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

After the care-home adjustment, Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe’s deaths ran at 79 per 100 expected, near Tarn’s towns (80) and lower than compared French towns (88). 678 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 768: 12% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe is Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud, 8.2 mi away. Average lifespans in Tarn: 86.5 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.

−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw88
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud
8.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Lavaur site Guiraud
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.

Who lives here

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe has fewer older residents than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 17% are 65 or over

42% of adults hold a degree, above Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.

42.5median age
Saint-Sulpice-la-PointeTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education42%

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 Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe
Saint-Sulpice-la-PointeTarn medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2411%9.2%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+17%27%22%
No diploma13%22%19%
CAP or BEP19%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education42%27%30%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Incomes in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe run higher than in both Tarn’s towns and compared French towns: a median €27,580 a year per consumption unit

8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 16.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe: 3,500, for 4,500 residents in work (0.8 each).

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
Public transport12%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,500
jobs based in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe, 0.8 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns

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

History

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe: 1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1994
first monument protected
7.9%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Safety

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe ranks below 58% of compared French towns for crime per resident

The commonest graded crime in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe show 169 offenses in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.3 violent offenses and 11.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.

8.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage45
Family violence41
Burglary29
Sexual violence22
Other physical violence16
Vehicle theft10
Theft from vehicles6
Fraud76
Drug use54
Theft without violence38

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

8.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
169
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

HousingCost of living B−

The median home in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe sells for €2,532/m², against €1,812/m² in Tarn’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns

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

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe is the most expensive of the 27 towns in Tarn: its median sale is €2,532/m². Houses sell for €2,577/m² locally, apartments for €2,348/m². The estimated advertised rent is €11.45/m² a month, higher than Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€2,532/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe€2,532/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,577/m²263
Apartments€2,348/m²32
€11.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.32 to €14.08/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,300
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Tarn-Agout

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe

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Landmarks

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe yet.

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Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe’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 →
Buzet-sur-TarnCoufouleuxRabastensBessièresMontastruc-la-ConseillèreVerfeilBuzet-sur-TarnCoufouleuxRabastensBessièresMontastruc-la-ConseillèreVerfeilSaint-Sulpice-la-Pointe
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe9,719—AB−BB+
Buzet-sur-Tarn Haute-Garonne2,9632.8—B−—A
Coufouleux3,0573.4—B−—A−
Rabastens5,8674.5ABB+A−
Bessières Haute-Garonne4,3104.7B+C+A+B
Montastruc-la-Conseillère Haute-Garonne3,7085.9A+B+A+A
Verfeil Haute-Garonne3,9547.6A+B+A+A

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

Questions about Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe

Is Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe safe?

It grades B for safety, #12 of 20 in Tarn. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe good?

They grade A, better than 85% of compared French towns and #2 of 23 in Tarn. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe grades B− for cost of living.

About Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe is a commune of 9,719 people in the Communauté de communes Tarn-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

Population
9,719 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Tarn-Agout
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
9.3 sq mi (24.1 km²)
INSEE code
81271

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.