Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 230 in Tarn, Occitanie.
Vieux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Vieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vieux: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1906.
52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieux.
Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults, higher than both Tarn’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 19% of residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Vieux | Tarn median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vieux is Église Saint-Eugène. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Vieux number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.1% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €23,350 a year per consumption unit, near Tarn’s towns (€24,045) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Vieux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Vieux. Best known first.
The list names few of Vieux’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Eugène: Photo: Effraie81 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vieux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux | 230 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gaillac | 16,162 | 6.3 | B | B− | B | B− |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn | 4,939 | 9.5 | B+ | B | A+ | A− |
| Marssac-sur-Tarn | 3,518 | 9.9 | A | C | A+ | A |
| Cagnac-les-Mines | 2,621 | 13 | — | B | — | C− |
| Rabastens | 5,867 | 14 | A | B | B+ | A− |
| Blaye-les-Mines | 2,902 | 14 | A− | A− | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn, Occitanie
Vieux is a commune of 230 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
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.