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A town of 1,041 in Gers, Occitanie.
Castéra-Verduzan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Castéra-Verduzan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Castéra-Verduzan 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Castéra-Verduzan; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
22% 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 Castéra-Verduzan.
Children are just over a tenth of the town. 6.3% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Gers’ towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (11%). At 57.6, the median resident of Castéra-Verduzan sits in the middle of the age range.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Castéra-Verduzan | Gers median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 8.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 34% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
35 sales of houses and apartments in Castéra-Verduzan, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,333/m². House rents are put at about €7.10/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,333/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €24,170 a year per consumption unit, close to Gers’ towns (€23,470) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 11.5% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 22% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
278 deaths in Castéra-Verduzan between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 226: 23% above. Its care home for older people (84 places) counts its residents as Castéra-Verduzan’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Castéra-Verduzan is Centre hospitalier de Condom, 10.8 mi away. Average lifespans in Gers: 85.5 years for women, 80.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
The grade’s categories add up to 0 offenses recorded in Castéra-Verduzan in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Castéra-Verduzan. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Castéra-Verduzan; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Croix du cimetière de Verduzan: Photo: Slideseb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de Castéra-Vieux: Photo: F123 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Castéra-Verduzan as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castéra-Verduzan | 1,041 | — | — | A | — | B− |
| Vic-Fezensac | 3,577 | 7 | A | A− | B | B− |
| Condom | 6,473 | 11 | B+ | A | C+ | C+ |
| Fleurance | 6,247 | 12 | C+ | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Auch | 22,428 | 14 | B | B+ | D | B− |
| Lectoure | 3,670 | 14 | A | B+ | A+ | B |
| Pavie | 2,566 | 16 | — | B | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Castéra-Verduzan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,333/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Castéra-Verduzan grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Castéra-Verduzan is a commune of 1,041 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de 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) · 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 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.
