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Castres score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Castres safe? France travel risk

Is Castres safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Castres scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Castres scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Castres: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (43/100).

A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Positioned at 43.6000° N, 2.2500° E in Occitanie, Castres features an altitude of 183 m. The settlement is located 584.6 km N from Paris.

Region
Occitanie
Coordinates
43.6000° N, 2.2500° E
Elevation
183 m
Time Zone
Europe/Paris
Population
42,700
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Nîmes (171.6 km E).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Castres Mazamet Airport (DCM) 5.8 km SE
Hospital Care Polyclinique du Sidobre 1.5 km E
Railway Terminal Castres 1.5 km W

Adjacent Localities in France

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the France travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the France entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Albi 10
37.5 km NNW
Carcassonne 10
44.1 km S
Toulouse 32
64.9 km W
Tournefeuille 10
73.0 km W
Colomiers 10
73.6 km W
Béziers 10
83.1 km ESE

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy