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Over-65s are 37% of the population. Some 1,665 people live in this town, in Gers, Occitanie.

Is Cazaubon a good place to live?

Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on walkability: 56% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.

Cazaubon 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.

What makes Cazaubon stand out

The 3 things Cazaubon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Cazaubon grades

Each subject compares Cazaubon 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.

How grading works

Cazaubon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Cost of livingA−Open →HealthC−Open →Jobs & income13.7% unemploymentC−Open →WalkabilityC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église de Barbotan
Église de Barbotan · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cazaubon’s story

Cazaubon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cazaubon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean-Baptiste Latané, born in 1756, is the one person born in Cazaubon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1925First protected: Église de Barbotan
  • 1926Most recently protected: Porte de ville de Barbotan
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cazaubon.

Who lives here

An older town: 37% of people in Cazaubon are 65 or over, more than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns

Graduates make up a fifth of adults. 11% are under 15, lower than both Gers’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). What’s more, people aged 15 to 24 are 6.2% of the population.

56.9median age
CazaubonGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cazaubon
CazaubonGers medianFrance median
Under 1511%13%17%
15–246.2%8.5%11%
25–4416%18%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+37%34%22%
No diploma25%25%19%
CAP or BEP29%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education20%24%30%

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

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Cazaubon costs less than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.36/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

190 sales of houses and apartments in Cazaubon, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,407/m². Apartments in Cazaubon sell for €1,411/m², houses for €1,387/m². Houses were 27% of what sold.

€1,407/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Cazaubon€1,407/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gers median€1,500/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,387/m²51
Apartments€1,411/m²139
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.80 to €12.03/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Grand Armagnac

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth C−

Cazaubon is 17.9 mi from the nearest emergency department

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Cazaubon’s; allowing for it, deaths were 2% above expected. There are 7 general practitioners in the town. Life expectancy at birth in Gers is 85.5 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 355 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 271: 31% above.

+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw131
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Cazaubon · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Mont de Marsan Antenne Smur D Aire Sur L Adour
22.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi de Mont de Marsan et du Pays des Sources
85.5 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gers, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

More people in Cazaubon are out of work than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: 13.7%

The median disposable income was €22,180 a year per consumption unit, below Gers’ towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot7%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
800
jobs based in Cazaubon, 1.4 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 38% of compared French towns

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

History

2 historic monuments in Cazaubon, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. 21% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with Gers’ towns (21%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
15th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Nearby attractions

Château de Bégué and 8 more in and around Cazaubon

Heritage and family days out in and near Cazaubon. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cazaubon

14pages on Cazaubon

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cazaubon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Porte de ville de Barbotan: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Barbotan: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cazaubon

One notable person was born in Cazaubon.

Their page →

Cazaubon’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 →
EauzeVilleneuve-de-MarsanEauzeVilleneuve-de-MarsanCazaubon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cazaubon1,665——A−—C−
Eauze4,1089ABAB−
Villeneuve-de-Marsan Landes2,50813—B−—B

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

Questions about Cazaubon

Is Cazaubon safe?

Cazaubon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 800 jobs for 600 working residents, Cazaubon draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.

Is Cazaubon expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,407/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cazaubon grades A− for cost of living.

About Cazaubon

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Cazaubon is a commune of 1,665 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

Population
1,665 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Armagnac
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
21.6 sq mi (56 km²)
INSEE code
32096

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.