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A town of 86 in Gers, Occitanie.

Is Avezan a good place to live?

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

What makes Avezan stand out

The one thing Avezan does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Avezan’s story

Avezan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Avezan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

67% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avezan.

Who lives here

Avezan is a graduates’ town: 36% hold a degree, more than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns

In the comparison, Avezan comes above both Gers’ towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.

53.2median age
AvezanGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Avezan
AvezanGers medianFrance median
Under 1514%13%17%
15–2411%8.5%11%
25–4411%18%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+28%34%22%
No diploma19%25%19%
CAP or BEP19%24%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education36%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Avezan: 67% 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.

For Avezan, that is above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Avezan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Avezan walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 8.6%

Avezan sits below both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Avezan has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Avezan, 0.4 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Avezan is €9.32/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Avezan€9.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€9.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €11.91/m² a month)
€7.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Avezan and 5 more in and around Avezan

Museums, family days out and heritage in and near Avezan. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Avezan

12pages on Avezan

Landmarks

Avezan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Avezan

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Avezan yet.

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Avezan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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FleuranceLectoureBeaumont-de-LomagneValenceFleuranceLectoureBeaumont-de-LomagneValenceAvezan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Avezan86—————
Fleurance6,2477.5C+A−C+B+
Lectoure3,6709.1AB+A+B
Beaumont-de-Lomagne Tarn-et-Garonne3,8249.6BAC+C+
Valence Tarn-et-Garonne5,28917CA−C−C

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

About Avezan

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Avezan is a commune of 86 people in the Communauté de communes Bastides de Lomagne. 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
86 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bastides de Lomagne
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
INSEE code
32023

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.