People here tend to be in good health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are its weak spot — brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Incomes are on the low side (C+): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 8.6% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023. Vielmur-sur-Agout has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vielmur-sur-Agout 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vielmur-sur-Agout.
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Vielmur-sur-Agout run below what its ages would predict: 67 per 100 expected, fewer than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Vielmur-sur-Agout is Polyclinique du Sidobre, 8.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 141 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 94, 33% fewer. In Tarn, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.5 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 2 GPs practise locally.
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw67
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Vielmur-sur-Agout · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique du Sidobre
9.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Intercommunal Castres Mazamet site Pays D Autan Castres
86.5 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Tarn, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Buying in Vielmur-sur-Agout costs less than in Tarn’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,364/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.25/m² a month, lower than both Tarn’s towns (€10.21/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Vielmur-sur-Agout from July 2023 to June 2026: 32 houses and apartments. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.98/m² a month.
€1,364/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vielmur-sur-Agout€1,364/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Tarn median€1,812/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,364/m²
32
€9.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €12.10/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Lautrécois et du Pays d'Agout
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Vielmur-sur-Agout keeps more of its old housing than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vielmur-sur-Agout is Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Notre-Dame de la Sagne. This Tarn town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than Tarn’s towns (27%) and near compared French towns (22%). Children are 15% of the town. The middle age in Vielmur-sur-Agout is 47.7.
47.7median age
Vielmur-sur-AgoutTarn medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vielmur-sur-Agout
Is Vielmur-sur-Agout safe?
Vielmur-sur-Agout has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Vielmur-sur-Agout good?
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vielmur-sur-Agout expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vielmur-sur-Agout grades A for cost of living.
About Vielmur-sur-Agout
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Vielmur-sur-Agout is a commune of 1,375 people in the Communauté de communes du Lautrécois et du Pays d'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
1,375 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Lautrécois et du Pays d'Agout
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.
