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A town of 337 in Gers, Occitanie.

Is Castin a good place to live?

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

Castin’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Castin’s story

No historic monuments in Castin

The Culture ministry lists no building in Castin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Tour gallo-romaine, in Saint-Lary, 3.3 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castin.

Who lives here

Few people in Castin are 15 to 24: 7.4%, fewer than in Gers’ towns and compared French towns

For Castin, that is below both Gers’ towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (11%). 25% of residents are 65 or over.

49.2median age
CastinGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Castin
CastinGers medianFrance median
Under 1516%13%17%
15–247.4%8.5%11%
25–4422%18%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+25%34%22%
No diploma8.3%25%19%
CAP or BEP23%24%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education37%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Castin, 5.2%, runs below Gers’ towns and compared French towns

Castin sits below both Gers’ towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Castin has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,340 a year per consumption unit.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Castin, 0.2 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

More pass the bac at the lycées near Castin than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 97.4%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Castin above both Gers’ towns (95.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Castin97.4%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Lycée général et technologique PardailhanNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée18899%+1 pt
Lycée professionnel PardailhanBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée12795%+5 pts
99%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
95%
passed the vocational bac, +5 pts against the expected rate
3.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Castin is €10.61/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.

€10.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Castin€10.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€10.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.41/m² a month)
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Castin

12pages on Castin

Landmarks

Nothing in Castin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Castin

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

How we find them →

Castin’s neighbors

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

All towns in Gers →
AuchPavieFleuranceVic-FezensacMirandeGimontAuchPavieFleuranceVic-FezensacMirandeGimontCastin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Castin337—————
Auch22,4283.8BB+DB−
Pavie2,5666.1—B—B+
Fleurance6,24712C+A−C+B+
Vic-Fezensac3,57713AA−BB−
Mirande3,45714BBBB
Gimont3,14617AA−BB+

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

About Castin

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Castin is a commune of 337 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

Population
337 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code
32091

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.