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VaourTarn

A town of 393 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Population

393

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.24

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

Median income

€17,660

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 Vaour a good place to live?

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

What makes Vaour stand out

The one thing Vaour does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

22% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Dolmen dit Peyrelevade, autrefois sur parcelle B 4 de la commune de Roussayrolles · Classé · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vaour’s story

Vaour in pictures

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

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

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1889First protected: Dolmen dit Peyrelevade, autrefois sur parcelle B 4 de la co…
1927Most recently protected: Restes du château

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaour.

Who lives here

More people in Vaour hold a degree than in Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 48%

Vaour sits above both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.

46.3median age

VaourTarn medianFrance median

Tarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP18%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education48%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vaour
	Vaour	Tarn median	France median
Under 15	15%	16%	17%
15–24	9.9%	9.2%	11%
25–44	23%	20%	23%
45–64	35%	26%	26%
65+	17%	27%	22%
No diploma	15%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	18%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	19%	18%
Higher education	48%	27%	30%

Full pageVaour’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.3 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households190 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad11% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vaour?”

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

History

Old homes shape Vaour: 34% 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.

That puts Vaour above both Tarn’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vaour: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Vaour is Dolmen dit Peyrelevade, autrefois sur parcelle B 4 de la commune de Roussayrolles.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Dolmen dit Peyrelevade, autrefois sur parcelle B 4 de la commune de Roussayrolles Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1889

first monument protected

Full pageVaour’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vaour?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Vaour are out of work than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: 19.0%

On this, Vaour is above both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Vaour has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €17,660 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

On foot5%

Public transport3%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

100

jobs based in Vaour, 0.5 per working resident

19.0%

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

€17,660

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageVaour’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€17,660 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vaour 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.

In the comparison, Vaour comes below both Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vaour€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 (€7.55 to €11.31/m² a month)

€7.46/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVaour’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.24/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 Vaour

12pages on Vaour

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 19.7 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Restes du châteauChâteau

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

Photo credits

Restes du château: Photo: Messire Hephgé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen dit Peyrelevade, autrefois sur parcelle B 4 de la commune de Roussayrolles: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Vaour

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

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Vaour’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 →

GaillacNègrepelisseLisle-sur-TarnCaussadeMarssac-sur-TarnSaint-Étienne-de-TulmontVaour

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vaour	393	—	—	—	—	—
Gaillac	16,162	12	B	B⁻	B	B⁻
Nègrepelisse Tarn-et-Garonne	5,917	14	C⁺	B	A	C⁻
Lisle-sur-Tarn	4,939	14	B⁺	B	A⁺	A⁻
Caussade Tarn-et-Garonne	6,803	14	C	B⁻	C	C⁺
Marssac-sur-Tarn	3,518	16	A	C	A⁺	A
Saint-Étienne-de-Tulmont Tarn-et-Garonne	4,051	17	—	C⁺	—	C⁺

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

About Vaour

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Vaour is a commune of 393 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: 393 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C)
Département: Tarn (81)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km²)
INSEE code: 81309

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.