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126 people live in this town in Tarn, Occitanie.

Population

126

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.82

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

15%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou a good place to live?

Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 18% of its homes are second homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou stand out

The 2 things Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 55.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Dolmen de Saint-Paul · Classé · Photo: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou’s story

Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou in pictures

Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

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

1889First protected: Dolmen de Saint-Paul

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou.

Who lives here

Few people in Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou are 15 to 24: 4%, fewer than in Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 13%, below Tarn’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 31% of adults hold a degree. Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou has a median age of 55.5 years.

55.5median age

Sainte-Cécile-du-CayrouTarn medianFrance median

Tarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP14%

Baccalauréat29%

Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou
	Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou	Tarn median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	4%	9.2%	11%
25–44	22%	20%	23%
45–64	31%	26%	26%
65+	29%	27%	22%
No diploma	16%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	14%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	29%	19%	18%
Higher education	31%	27%	30%

Full pageSainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages55.5 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad12% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou?”

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

History

Old homes shape Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou: 55% were built before 1919, more than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou is Dolmen de Saint-Paul.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Dolmen de Saint-Paul Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1889

first monument protected

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Age of homes55% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou are out of work than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.4%

15.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%

On foot11%

Public transport4%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou, 0.4 per working resident

7.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.4 per working resident Getting to work15% walk, cycle or take transit

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 Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou is €9.82/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.46/m² a month.

€9.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou€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)

€7.46/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.82/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou

12pages on Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here HousingFlood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors69% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Dolmen de Saint-PaulDolmen · Prehistory

Classé

Église Saint-EugèneChurch · 17th c. · in Vieux, 3.2 mi

Classé

Dolmen dit Peyrelevade, autrefois sur parcelle B 4 de la commune de R…Dolmen · Prehistory · in Vaour, 6.1 mi

Classé

Château de PenneChâteau · Middle Ages · in Penne, 6.7 mi

Photo credits

Dolmen de Saint-Paul: Photo: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou yet.

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Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou’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 →

GaillacLisle-sur-TarnMarssac-sur-TarnRabastensCoufouleuxNègrepelisseSainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou	126	—	—	—	—	—
Gaillac	16,162	8	B	B⁻	B	B⁻
Lisle-sur-Tarn	4,939	9.4	B⁺	B	A⁺	A⁻
Marssac-sur-Tarn	3,518	13	A	C	A⁺	A
Rabastens	5,867	13	A	B	B⁺	A⁻
Coufouleux	3,057	14	—	B⁻	—	A⁻
Nègrepelisse Tarn-et-Garonne	5,917	15	C⁺	B	A	C⁻

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

About Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou is a commune of 126 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: 126 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Gaillac-Graulhet
Département: Tarn (81)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km²)
INSEE code: 81246

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.