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Castres
Large city · 81100 · Occitanie
👥 Population
42 505
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 167 €
📈 41% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 11.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Castres — Score 58/100.
58
💰 Yield31
🌳 Quality of life92
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability37
🛡️ Safety40
⚡ Energy rating67
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 384 Transactions · Castres
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 167 €
🏡 House /m²
1 668 €
📋 Transactions
384
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albi | 2 471 € | 1 953 € | 781 | 51 290 |
| Castres | 2 167 € | 1 668 € | 808 | 42 505 |
| Gaillac | 2 734 € | 2 000 € | 254 | 16 162 |
| Graulhet | 1 265 € | 1 482 € | 237 | 13 129 |
| Lavaur | 2 032 € | 2 329 € | 196 | 10 965 |
| Mazamet | 2 324 € | 1 108 € | 206 | 10 085 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.0 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.5 %
⏳ Payback period
18.1 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
86.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.9 %
🚪 Vacant homes
11.6 %
🏢 Apartments
39.5 %
60.0 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
61.780 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
176.560 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.630 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.800 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
85.61 %
🏢 CFE
34.99 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
42 505
2023
📐 Area
98.47 km²
432 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 940 €
📊 Median age
45.7 yrs
33.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
72.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.8 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
21.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
8 903
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
868
+13.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
767
💼 Economic density
209
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Castres
À 1.91 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Castres
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA de Castres Mazamet
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
3
🏫 Middle schools
6
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE BARRAL | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE NOTRE-DAME | privé sous contrat | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE BORDE BASSE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 95.0 % | — | -1.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
87.9 %
Average pass rate · 10 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE BARRAL | privé sous contrat | 114.7 |
| COLLEGE JEAN JAURES | public | 107.2 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME | privé sous contrat | 104.8 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE DE LA SALLE CASTRES | privé sous contrat | 92.0 |
| COLLEGE JEAN MONNET | public | 84.9 |
| COLLEGE THOMAS PESQUET | public | 79.2 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
9
💊 Pharmacies
15
🔬 Laboratories
5
🏥 Établissements de santé
95
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
5
💊 Pharmacies
15
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
763
📋 Commerce
408
📋 Enseignement
63
🏥 Sante
558
🚆 Transport
20
⚽ Sport
115
🎭 Culture
16
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 5 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 4 | Service de la publicité foncière et de l'enregistrement (SPFE) - Castres, Service des impôts des particuliers (SIP) - Castres, Point d'information local dédié aux personnes âgées - Castres |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Sous-préfecture - Castres |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 377 | 8.90 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +24 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 354 | 8.30 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 254 | 6.00 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Cambriolages de logement | 212 | 8.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +17 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 192 | 4.50 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -46 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 177 | 4.20 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 160 | 3.80 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 142 | 3.30 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -37 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 92 | 2.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 89 | 2.10 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 76 | 1.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -76 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 52 | 1.20 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | +20 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 48 | 1.10 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -70 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 39 | 0.90 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -62 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
317 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
8.2 %
8.2 %
B
4.1 %
C
13.2 %
13.2 %
D
38.8 %
38.8 %
E
24.6 %
24.6 %
F
8.8 %
8.8 %
G
2.2 %
11.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 21 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| abbaye;site archéologique | 17e siècle |
| immeuble | 17e siècle |
| maison | 16e siècle;19e siècle |
| maison | 15e siècle |
| maison | 19e siècle |
| théâtre | 4e quart 19e siècle;1er quart 20e siècle |
| église | 17e siècle;18e siècle |
| hôtel | 16e siècle |
| hôtel | 17e siècle |
| maison | 19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Tempête et grains (vent)
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Mouvement de terrain
Rupture de barrage
Risque industriel
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 38 451 analyses · SPL EAUX DE CASTRES BURLATS
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
38 451
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
144
⚡ Charge points
362
🚀 Incl. fast charging
52
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagarrigue | 5.4 km | 46/100 | 1 784 |
| Navès | 5.9 km | 35/100 | 690 |
| Roquecourbe | 7.0 km | 60/100 | 2 172 |
| Saïx | 6.5 km | 58/100 | 3 748 |
| Valdurenque | 7.2 km | 53/100 | 885 |
| Viviers-lès-Montagnes | 8.8 km | 43/100 | 2 008 |
| Saint-Affrique-les-Montagnes | 9.9 km | 49/100 | 748 |
| Burlats | 7.9 km | 41/100 | 1 998 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Castres
What is the price per m² in Castres? ▶
The median price per m² in Castres is 2 167 €.
What is the rental yield in Castres? ▶
The gross rental yield in Castres is 5.5%.
Is Castres a good real estate investment? ▶
Castres has a ScorCity score of 58/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Castres? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Castres is D.
What are the natural risks in Castres? ▶
7 risks are identified in Castres: Tempête et grains (vent), Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère.