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The towns in Occitanie with the highest brevet pass rate

Marcillac-Vallon (Aveyron) has the highest brevet pass rate in Occitanie: 98.7%. Next come Bagnères-de-Bigorre (Hautes-Pyrénées, 97.7%) and Pibrac (Haute-Garonne, 97.6%).

78 towns ranked out of 4,446

Marcillac-Vallon, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stMarcillac-Vallon 98.7% Aveyron
  2. 2ndBagnères-de-Bigorre 97.7% Hautes-Pyrénées
  3. 3rdPibrac 97.6% Haute-Garonne

This ranking covers 78 of the 4,446 towns in Occitanie. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. At the other end of the ranking, Castelsarrasin (Tarn-et-Garonne) comes last with 74.6%.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest brevet pass rates in Occitanie

Rank Town Department Brevet pass rate Proportional bar Population
1 Marcillac-Vallon Aveyron (12) 98.7 1,766
2 Bagnères-de-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 97.7 7,375
3 Pibrac Haute-Garonne (31) 97.6 9,188
4 Rieupeyroux Aveyron (12) 96.4 2,021
5 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Gard (30) 95.2 13,535
6 Saint-Chély-d'Apcher Lozère (48) 95.0 4,475
7 Condom Gers (32) 94.8 6,650
8 Lourdes Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 94.7 13,520
9 Espalion Aveyron (12) 94.4 4,756
10 Saint-Orens-de-Gameville Haute-Garonne (31) 94.3 14,869
11 Uzès Gard (30) 93.4 8,851
12 Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe Tarn (81) 93.2 10,064
13 Sommières Gard (30) 92.8 5,132
14 Mende Lozère (48) 92.7 13,292
15 Rodez Aveyron (12) 92.6 25,685
16 Naucelle Aveyron (12) 92.5 2,112
17 tied Pont-Saint-Esprit Gard (30) 92.4 11,156
17 tied L'Isle-Jourdain Gers (32) 92.4 9,806
19 Rabastens Tarn (81) 92.3 6,006
20 Marvejols Lozère (48) 92.2 4,963
21 Labruguière Tarn (81) 92.1 6,699
22 Onet-le-Château Aveyron (12) 91.9 12,679
23 Clermont-l'Hérault Hérault (34) 91.8 9,607
24 Figeac Lot (46) 91.3 10,378
25 Millau Aveyron (12) 91.1 22,678
26 Vic-en-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 91.0 5,098
27 Lunel Hérault (34) 90.8 26,923
28 tied Pamiers Ariège (09) 90.3 17,005
28 tied Castelnaudary Aude (11) 90.3 12,700
28 tied Ganges Hérault (34) 90.3 3,796
31 Villefranche-de-Rouergue Aveyron (12) 90.2 11,734
32 Rignac Aveyron (12) 90.1 2,172
33 Cahors Lot (46) 89.9 20,887
34 Masseube Gers (32) 89.6 1,909
35 tied Saint-Affrique Aveyron (12) 89.4 8,485
35 tied Capdenac-Gare Aveyron (12) 89.4 4,564
37 Albi Tarn (81) 89.3 52,783
38 tied Auch Gers (32) 89.2 23,451
38 tied Prades Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 89.2 6,407
40 Saint-Jory Haute-Garonne (31) 88.7 8,756
41 Limoux Aude (11) 88.3 10,876
42 Montauban Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 88.0 64,523
43 Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 87.9 519,940
44 Colomiers Haute-Garonne (31) 87.6 41,337
45 tied Tarbes Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 87.3 45,361
45 tied Gaillac Tarn (81) 87.3 16,531
45 tied Lectoure Gers (32) 87.3 3,983
48 tied Saint-Cyprien Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 87.2 12,210
48 tied Eauze Gers (32) 87.2 4,176
50 Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 87.0 123,136
51 Beaumont-de-Lomagne Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 86.2 3,990
52 Montpellier Hérault (34) 85.8 313,712
53 Alès Gard (30) 85.7 46,632
54 Tournefeuille Haute-Garonne (31) 85.6 30,774
55 Blagnac Haute-Garonne (31) 85.5 28,047
56 Carcassonne Aude (11) 85.0 47,153
57 Frontignan Hérault (34) 84.9 24,383
58 Muret Haute-Garonne (31) 84.8 26,618
59 Le Soler Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 84.7 8,079
60 Bagnols-sur-Cèze Gard (30) 84.5 18,409
61 tied Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne (31) 84.0 12,609
61 tied Revel Haute-Garonne (31) 84.0 10,095
63 Lavelanet Ariège (09) 83.7 6,095
64 Mazamet Tarn (81) 83.3 10,501
65 Caussade Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 82.8 7,028
66 tied Nîmes Gard (30) 82.7 154,017
66 tied Narbonne Aude (11) 82.7 58,669
68 tied Sète Hérault (34) 82.6 45,901
68 tied Castres Tarn (81) 82.6 43,800
68 tied Decazeville Aveyron (12) 82.6 5,222
71 Moissac Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 82.1 13,697
72 Beaucaire Gard (30) 79.0 15,883
73 Agde Hérault (34) 78.9 30,340
74 Lézignan-Corbières Aude (11) 78.4 10,584
75 Saint-Ambroix Gard (30) 78.3 3,493
76 Béziers Hérault (34) 77.2 82,629
77 La Grand-Combe Gard (30) 75.5 4,893
78 Castelsarrasin Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 74.6 14,579

Source: French Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet results; candidates who passed the brevet at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined, towns with at least two middle schools. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest brevet pass rates in Occitanie: FAQ

Which town in Occitanie has the highest brevet pass rate?

Marcillac-Vallon (Aveyron) has the highest brevet pass rate in Occitanie: 98.7%.

What are the 10 towns in Occitanie with the highest brevet pass rate?

In order: Marcillac-Vallon (98.7%), Bagnères-de-Bigorre (97.7%), Pibrac (97.6%), Rieupeyroux (96.4%), Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (95.2%), Saint-Chély-d'Apcher (95.0%), Condom (94.8%), Lourdes (94.7%), Espalion (94.4%), and Saint-Orens-de-Gameville (94.3%).

Which town in Occitanie has the lowest brevet pass rate?

Castelsarrasin (Tarn-et-Garonne) has the lowest brevet pass rate in Occitanie: 74.6%.

How many towns in Occitanie are ranked?

78 out of 4,446. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results.

How is this rate calculated?

It is the share of candidates who sat the brevet (the national exam French students take at the end of middle school, at about age 15) and passed it at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined (public and state-contracted private schools, general and vocational tracks), according to results published by the French Ministry of Education. Pass rates depend heavily on the students each school takes in; town pages also show each middle school’s value added, which accounts for this. Only towns with at least two middle schools are ranked, so that the ranking compares towns rather than individual schools.

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