Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dému.
Who lives here
Dému skews older, with 38% of residents 65 or over, more than in Gers’ towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 10%, below Gers’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 5.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
60.4median age
DémuGers medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
Dému keeps more of its old housing than Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Dému, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 5.4% of commuters in Dému go to work without a car, fewer than in Gers’ towns and across compared French towns
Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. Dému holds 100 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,840 a year per consumption unit, near Gers’ towns (€23,470) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Dému, 0.8 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Dému
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Dému is a commune of 317 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
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.