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It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over. It is a town of 1,187 residents in Gers, Occitanie.
Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy is weaker than most: 1 job per working resident; 12.3% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 3 things Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Villa gallo-romaine de Séviac, in Montréal, 3.9 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère.
The jobless rate is 12.3%. 3.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,180 a year. Jobs located in Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère: 450, for 450 residents in work (1 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 12%, below Gers’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 34% of the town. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère | Gers median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 8.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 34% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 161 residents of Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère died, against 168 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, above both Gers’ towns (85) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère is Centre hospitalier de Condom, 13.8 mi away. The town has one family doctor.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.82/m² a month, close to Gers’ towns (€9.96/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère recorded 54 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.92/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,276/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère. Best known first.
3 notable people were born in Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère.
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère is a commune of 1,187 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Armagnac. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère | 1,187 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Eauze | 4,108 | 6.2 | A | B | A | B− |
| Condom | 6,473 | 13 | B+ | A | C+ | C+ |
| Vic-Fezensac | 3,577 | 16 | A | A− | B | B− |
| Nérac Lot-et-Garonne | 6,992 | 17 | A | A− | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Castelnau d'Auzan Labarrère grades B+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 9, 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.