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AignanGers

A town of 720 in Gers, Occitanie.

Population
720
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.01
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€20,350
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
9%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Aignan a good place to live?

Aignan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Aignan stand out

The one thing Aignan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
39%22%AignanMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
39% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 57.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Jacques de Fromentas
Église Saint-Jacques de Fromentas · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Aignan’s story

Aignan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aignan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 3 people born in Aignan before 1900, the earliest Jean-Justin Monlezun, in 1800.

  • 1979First protected: Église Saint-Jacques de Fromentas
  • 2015Most recently protected: Église Saint-Laurent
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aignan.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Aignan: 39% are 65 or over, above Gers’ towns and compared French towns

Aignan sits above both Gers’ towns (34%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Children are 10% of the town.

57.8median age
AignanGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Aignan
AignanGers medianFrance median
Under 1510%13%17%
15–246.8%8.5%11%
25–4414%18%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+39%34%22%
No diploma25%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%24%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education20%24%30%
Full pageAignan’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages57.8 median age · 39% are 65 or overHouseholds390 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad14% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Aignan?”

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

History

Old homes shape Aignan: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns

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

That puts Aignan above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aignan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Aignan is Église Saint-Jacques de Fromentas.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected
Full pageAignan’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Aignan?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Aignan run lower than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: a median €20,350 a year per consumption unit

On this, Aignan is below both Gers’ towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 14.3%. Aignan has 450 jobs for 250 working residents, 1.9 per worker.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot7%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
450
jobs based in Aignan, 1.9 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageAignan’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€20,350 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work9% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here450 jobs based here · 1.9 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Aignan costs less than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.01/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Aignan comes below both Gers’ towns (€9.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Aignan€9.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.23 to €11.22/m² a month)
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageAignan’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.01/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Carchet City and 3 more in and around Aignan

Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Aignan. Best known first.

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionCarchet Cityin townMuseumMuseumEspace Paul Fontanin townWater parkWater parkLac de la Forêtin townGardenGardenLa Palmeraie du Sarthou4.7 km northwest, in Bétous
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Aignan

12pages on Aignan
The big questions
Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 16.4 mi awayWork & commute450 jobs based hereHousing29 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 57.8History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people5 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aignan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Église Saint-LaurentChurch · Middle Ages
Église Saint-Jacques de FromentasChurch · 15th c.
Photo credits

Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Jacques de Fromentas: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Aignan

5 notable people were born in Aignan.

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Y
Yann FouéréBreton activist; european federalist (1910–2011)
F
Félix FontanFrench military personnel · 1880–1914
E
Edward SansotFrench publisher and poet · 1864–1926
J
Jean-Justin MonlezunFrench historian (1800–1859)
R
Roger BaquéFrench rugby union player · 1925–2013

Aignan’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 Gers →
EauzeVic-FezensacAire-sur-l'AdourEauzeVic-FezensacAire-sur-l'AdourAignan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Aignan720—————
Eauze4,10811ABAB−
Vic-Fezensac3,57712AA−BB−
Aire-sur-l'Adour Landes6,21117B+B+B−C−

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

About Aignan

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Aignan is a commune of 720 people in the Communauté de communes Armagnac Adour. 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
720 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Armagnac Adour
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
12.4 sq mi (32.2 km²)
INSEE code
32001

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 October 30, 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.