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A town of 159 in Tarn, Occitanie.

Is Vindrac-Alayrac a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Vindrac-Alayrac has none. Second homes make up 24% of its housing. 38% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Vindrac-Alayrac stand out

The 2 things Vindrac-Alayrac does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vindrac-Alayrac’s story

Vindrac-Alayrac in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vindrac-Alayrac counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Église Saint-Martin
  • 2006Most recently protected: Pont dit Pont des Anes (également sur commune des Cabannes)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vindrac-Alayrac.

Who lives here

Children make up only 9.4% of Vindrac-Alayrac, fewer than in Tarn’s towns and across compared French towns

Aged 15 to 24: 5.7% of residents. Over-65s are 38% of the population. At 59.9, the median resident of Vindrac-Alayrac sits in the middle of the age range.

59.9median age
Vindrac-AlayracTarn medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Vindrac-Alayrac
Vindrac-AlayracTarn medianFrance median
Under 159.4%16%17%
15–245.7%9.2%11%
25–4411%20%23%
45–6436%26%26%
65+38%27%22%
No diploma16%22%19%
CAP or BEP20%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education38%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Vindrac-Alayrac: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Tarn’s towns and across compared French towns

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

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vindrac-Alayrac counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Martin. The protected list starts in the 14th century. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
Level not given1

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Vindrac-Alayrac has lower unemployment than Tarn’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

Vindrac-Alayrac holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Tarn’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, nearly a quarter of working residents in Vindrac-Alayrac didn’t travel to work at all.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving69%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Vindrac-Alayrac, 0.7 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
24%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

General-bac pupils go 10.8 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vindrac-Alayrac92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Val CérouNearest collègeCollègeCollège6292%+1 pt
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Vindrac-Alayrac costs less than in Tarn’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.24/m² a month

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

9 houses and apartments changed hands in Vindrac-Alayrac from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.46/m² a month.

€9.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vindrac-Alayrac€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 (€7.58 to €11.25/m² a month)
€7.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Porte des Ormeaux and 7 more in and around Vindrac-Alayrac

Heritage and museums in and near Vindrac-Alayrac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Vindrac-Alayrac

13pages on Vindrac-Alayrac

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vindrac-Alayrac counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Pont dit Pont des Anes (également sur commune des Cabannes): Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vindrac-Alayrac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vindrac-Alayrac yet.

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Vindrac-Alayrac’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 →
GaillacMarssac-sur-TarnBlaye-les-MinesCagnac-les-MinesCarmauxLisle-sur-TarnGaillacMarssac-sur-TarnBlaye-les-MinesCagnac-les-MinesCarmauxLisle-sur-TarnVindrac-Alayrac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vindrac-Alayrac159—————
Gaillac16,16211BB−BB−
Marssac-sur-Tarn3,51812ACA+A
Blaye-les-Mines2,90212A−A−B+B+
Cagnac-les-Mines2,62113—B—C−
Carmaux9,87213B+A−CB+
Lisle-sur-Tarn4,93914B+BA+A−

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

About Vindrac-Alayrac

Commune in Tarn, Occitanie

Vindrac-Alayrac is a commune of 159 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
159 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Cordais et du Causse (4 C)
Département
Tarn (81)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code
81320

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 November 4, 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.