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A town of 123 in Gers, Occitanie.
Bars is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Bars does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bars: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bars.
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. 11% are under 15, below both Gers’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bars | Gers median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 8.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 34% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bars is Château de Marignan. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Bars holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Gers’ towns (11.0%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 13.2% of working residents in Bars didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Bars recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bars has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bars yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bars | 123 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirande | 3,457 | 5.2 | B | B | B | B |
| Vic-en-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées | 4,845 | 15 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Pavie | 2,566 | 16 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Vic-Fezensac | 3,577 | 17 | A | A− | B | B− |
| Auch | 22,428 | 17 | B | B+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Bars is a commune of 123 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne. 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
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.