Press kit · department 81

Tarn.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Juéry	Small cities	6,575	1 / 10	74 / 1747
Rabastens	Small cities	5,801	2 / 10	330 / 1747
Aussillon	Small cities	5,617	3 / 10	355 / 1747
Gaillac	Small cities	16,080	4 / 10	369 / 1747
Albi	Mid-size cities	50,605	1 / 2	145 / 470
Labruguière	Small cities	6,567	5 / 10	782 / 1747
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe	Small cities	9,674	6 / 10	883 / 1747
Lavaur	Small cities	10,884	7 / 10	958 / 1747
Castres	Mid-size cities	42,700	2 / 2	262 / 470
Mazamet	Small cities	10,123	8 / 10	1383 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Graulhet	Small cities	13,275	10 / 10	1548 / 1747
Carmaux	Small cities	9,927	9 / 10	1525 / 1747
Mazamet	Small cities	10,123	8 / 10	1383 / 1747
Castres	Mid-size cities	42,700	2 / 2	262 / 470
Lavaur	Small cities	10,884	7 / 10	958 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Aussillon	Small cities	5,617	1 / 10	168 / 1747
Mazamet	Small cities	10,123	2 / 10	443 / 1747
Labruguière	Small cities	6,567	3 / 10	503 / 1747
Gaillac	Small cities	16,080	4 / 10	614 / 1747
Albi	Mid-size cities	50,605	1 / 2	180 / 470
Carmaux	Small cities	9,927	5 / 10	702 / 1747
Castres	Mid-size cities	42,700	2 / 2	214 / 470
Graulhet	Small cities	13,275	6 / 10	956 / 1747
Saint-Juéry	Small cities	6,575	7 / 10	1154 / 1747
Rabastens	Small cities	5,801	8 / 10	1422 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe	Small cities	9,674	10 / 10	1637 / 1747
Lavaur	Small cities	10,884	9 / 10	1499 / 1747
Rabastens	Small cities	5,801	8 / 10	1422 / 1747
Saint-Juéry	Small cities	6,575	7 / 10	1154 / 1747
Graulhet	Small cities	13,275	6 / 10	956 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Albi	Mid-size cities	50,605	1 / 2	3 / 470
Gaillac	Small cities	16,080	1 / 10	202 / 1747
Saint-Juéry	Small cities	6,575	2 / 10	361 / 1747
Castres	Mid-size cities	42,700	2 / 2	99 / 470
Graulhet	Small cities	13,275	3 / 10	591 / 1747
Carmaux	Small cities	9,927	4 / 10	639 / 1747
Lavaur	Small cities	10,884	5 / 10	672 / 1747
Aussillon	Small cities	5,617	6 / 10	684 / 1747
Mazamet	Small cities	10,123	7 / 10	789 / 1747
Labruguière	Small cities	6,567	8 / 10	1207 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe	Small cities	9,674	10 / 10	1618 / 1747
Rabastens	Small cities	5,801	9 / 10	1541 / 1747
Labruguière	Small cities	6,567	8 / 10	1207 / 1747
Mazamet	Small cities	10,123	7 / 10	789 / 1747
Aussillon	Small cities	5,617	6 / 10	684 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Gaillac	Small cities	16,080	1 / 10	54 / 1747
Albi	Mid-size cities	50,605	1 / 2	18 / 470
Labruguière	Small cities	6,567	2 / 10	204 / 1747
Lavaur	Small cities	10,884	3 / 10	379 / 1747
Mazamet	Small cities	10,123	4 / 10	431 / 1747
Castres	Mid-size cities	42,700	2 / 2	117 / 470
Saint-Juéry	Small cities	6,575	5 / 10	487 / 1747
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe	Small cities	9,674	6 / 10	782 / 1747
Rabastens	Small cities	5,801	7 / 10	913 / 1747
Carmaux	Small cities	9,927	8 / 10	954 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Gaillac	Small cities	16,080	1 / 10	17 / 1747
Lavaur	Small cities	10,884	2 / 10	134 / 1747
Graulhet	Small cities	13,275	3 / 10	165 / 1747
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe	Small cities	9,674	4 / 10	574 / 1747
Albi	Mid-size cities	50,605	1 / 2	177 / 470
Rabastens	Small cities	5,801	5 / 10	703 / 1747
Castres	Mid-size cities	42,700	2 / 2	259 / 470
Labruguière	Small cities	6,567	6 / 10	1049 / 1747
Carmaux	Small cities	9,927	7 / 10	1418 / 1747
Mazamet	Small cities	10,123	8 / 10	1530 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Albi	Mid-size cities	50,605	1 / 2	29 / 470
Saint-Juéry	Small cities	6,575	1 / 10	218 / 1747
Gaillac	Small cities	16,080	2 / 10	256 / 1747
Castres	Mid-size cities	42,700	2 / 2	113 / 470
Lavaur	Small cities	10,884	3 / 10	471 / 1747
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe	Small cities	9,674	4 / 10	649 / 1747
Rabastens	Small cities	5,801	5 / 10	706 / 1747
Carmaux	Small cities	9,927	6 / 10	722 / 1747
Labruguière	Small cities	6,567	7 / 10	730 / 1747
Aussillon	Small cities	5,617	8 / 10	942 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Graulhet	Small cities	13,275	10 / 10	1056 / 1747
Mazamet	Small cities	10,123	9 / 10	943 / 1747
Aussillon	Small cities	5,617	8 / 10	942 / 1747
Labruguière	Small cities	6,567	7 / 10	730 / 1747
Carmaux	Small cities	9,927	6 / 10	722 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Labruguière	Small cities	6,567	1 / 10	808 / 1747
Mazamet	Small cities	10,123	2 / 10	823 / 1747
Aussillon	Small cities	5,617	3 / 10	1084 / 1747
Rabastens	Small cities	5,801	4 / 10	1091 / 1747
Gaillac	Small cities	16,080	5 / 10	1240 / 1747
Albi	Mid-size cities	50,605	1 / 2	345 / 470
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe	Small cities	9,674	6 / 10	1345 / 1747
Castres	Mid-size cities	42,700	2 / 2	390 / 470
Carmaux	Small cities	9,927	7 / 10	1594 / 1747
Graulhet	Small cities	13,275	8 / 10	1623 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Lavaur	Small cities	10,884	10 / 10	1689 / 1747
Saint-Juéry	Small cities	6,575	9 / 10	1654 / 1747
Graulhet	Small cities	13,275	8 / 10	1623 / 1747
Carmaux	Small cities	9,927	7 / 10	1594 / 1747
Castres	Mid-size cities	42,700	2 / 2	390 / 470

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Labruguière	Small cities	6,567	1 / 10	61 / 1747
Mazamet	Small cities	10,123	2 / 10	155 / 1747
Castres	Mid-size cities	42,700	1 / 2	81 / 470
Aussillon	Small cities	5,617	3 / 10	348 / 1747
Rabastens	Small cities	5,801	4 / 10	528 / 1747
Albi	Mid-size cities	50,605	2 / 2	200 / 470
Gaillac	Small cities	16,080	5 / 10	856 / 1747
Saint-Juéry	Small cities	6,575	6 / 10	952 / 1747
Lavaur	Small cities	10,884	7 / 10	1100 / 1747
Carmaux	Small cities	9,927	8 / 10	1179 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.