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A town of 552 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Population

552

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.82

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

Median income

€23,930

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Tanus a good place to live?

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

Église Notre-Dame-de-Lasplanques · Classé · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Tanus’ story

Tanus in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Tanus: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1913First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-Lasplanques
2021Most recently protected: Viaduc du Viaur

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tanus.

History

Tanus keeps more of its old housing than Tarn or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

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

That puts Tanus above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Tanus: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Tanus is Église Notre-Dame-de-Lasplanques.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame-de-Lasplanques 12th & 17th c.
Viaduc du Viaur 19th & 20th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1913

first monument protected

Full pageTanus’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Tanus?”

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

Who lives here

Tanus has fewer young adults than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24

On this, Tanus is below both Tarn’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 23% of the population.

47.2median age

TanusTarn medianFrance median

Tarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat24%

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 Tanus
	Tanus	Tarn median	France median
Under 15	15%	16%	17%
15–24	7.2%	9.2%	11%
25–44	27%	20%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	23%	27%	22%
No diploma	14%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	24%	19%	18%
Higher education	31%	27%	30%

Full pageTanus’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.2 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households260 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad6.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Tanus?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Tanus walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%

In the comparison, Tanus comes below both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Tanus has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot4%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Tanus, 0.4 per working resident

9.4%

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

€23,930

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageTanus’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€23,930 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Tanus is €9.82/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tanus€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 (€8.19 to €11.78/m² a month)

€7.65/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageTanus’ cost of living pageOpen the page

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 Tanus

11pages on Tanus

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 14 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors14% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.2 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Tanus: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Viaduc du ViaurBridge · 19th & 20th c.

Inscrit

Ferme de LascrouxFarm · 16th–18th c.

Photo credits

Viaduc du Viaur: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Tanus

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tanus yet.

How we find them →

Tanus’ 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 →

CarmauxBlaye-les-MinesArthèsLescure-d'AlbigeoisCagnac-les-MinesSaint-JuéryTanus

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Tanus	552	—	—	—	—	—
Carmaux	9,872	8.3	B⁺	A⁻	C	B⁺
Blaye-les-Mines	2,902	9.3	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺	B⁺
Arthès	2,528	11	—	B	—	A
Lescure-d'Albigeois	4,590	12	B⁺	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Cagnac-les-Mines	2,621	12	—	B	—	C⁻
Saint-Juéry	6,564	12	B⁺	B	A⁻	A⁻

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

About Tanus

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Tanus is a commune of 552 people in the Communauté de communes Carmausin-Ségala. 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: 552 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Carmausin-Ségala
Département: Tarn (81)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 7.3 sq mi (18.9 km²)
INSEE code: 81292

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.