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A town of 191 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Salles a good place to live?

Salles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Salles stand out

The 2 things Salles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Sauveur
Église Saint-Sauveur · Inscrit · Photo: Alain2Salles · CC BY-SA 3.0
Salles’ story

Salles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Salles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1970.

52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François Antoine Daubermesnil, born in 1748, is the one person born in Salles before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1970First protected: Église Saint-Sauveur
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salles.

Who lives here

Few people in Salles are 15 to 24: 3.2%, fewer than in Tarn’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Salles below both Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). 36% of residents are 65 or over.

57.2median age
SallesTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%

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 Salles
SallesTarn medianFrance median
Under 1511%16%17%
15–243.2%9.2%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+36%27%22%
No diploma16%22%19%
CAP or BEP24%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education32%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Salles: 52% 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.

On this, Salles is above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Salles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1970
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Salles are out of work than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.0%

In the comparison, Salles comes below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Salles has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,630 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Salles, 0.4 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Salles costs less than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.56/m² a month

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

For Salles, that is below both Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Salles€8.56/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Tarn median€10.21/m²
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.99 to €10.47/m² a month)
€8.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Hippolyte and 2 more in and around Salles

Heritage and museums in and near Salles. Best known first.

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

Everything we know about Salles

12pages on Salles

Landmarks

Salles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Sauveur: Photo: Alain2Salles · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Salles

One notable person was born in Salles.

Their page →

Salles’ 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-MinesLescure-d'AlbigeoisMarssac-sur-TarnAlbiBlaye-les-MinesCarmauxCagnac-les-MinesLescure-d'AlbigeoisMarssac-sur-TarnAlbiSalles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Salles191—————
Blaye-les-Mines2,9026A−A−B+B+
Carmaux9,8726.2B+A−CB+
Cagnac-les-Mines2,6217.8—B—C−
Lescure-d'Albigeois4,59010B+B−A−B+
Marssac-sur-Tarn3,51811ACA+A
Albi51,29011BC+CB+

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

About Salles

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Salles is a commune of 191 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
191 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C)
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
INSEE code
81275

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.