Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bassoues.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Bassoues than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are under 15
Over-65s are 38% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town, below Gers’ towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
60.1median age
BassouesGers medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Bassoues: 44% were built before 1919, more than in both Gers’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bassoues is Ancien château. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Bassoues than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,050 a year per consumption unit
Bassoues holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. The unemployment rate comes to 8.1%. At the census, 6.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Bassoues, 0.7 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ancien château: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Basilique Saint-Fris: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Maison du 17e siècle: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Bassoues
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Bassoues as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bassoues
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Bassoues is a commune of 334 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
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.
