Gimont grades A overall: better than 88% of compared French towns, and #3 of 9 in Gers. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 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 overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Gimont 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gimont.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Gimont than in Gers or compared French towns: 19 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Gimont above both Gers’ towns (9.7) and compared French towns (2.5). The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Gimont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 21% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A−
The median sale price of homes in Gimont is €1,828/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 110 sales of houses and apartments in Gimont from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,500/m² for the median of compared towns in Gers.
€1,828/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gimont€1,828/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gers median€1,500/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,867/m²
100
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €11.63/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Coteaux Arrats Gimone
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Gimont works better than 74% of compared French towns
At the census, 12.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Gimont has 1,950 jobs for 1,300 working residents, 1.5 per worker.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
1,950
jobs based in Gimont, 1.5 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Gimont’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 608 residents of Gimont died, against 568 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. Its two care homes for older people (163 places) count their residents as Gimont’s; allowing for them, deaths were 19% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Gimont · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Auch En Gascogne
15 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Auch En Gascogne
85.5 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gers, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
7.9% of residents are 15 to 24 and 28% are 65 or over, against 8.5% and 34% in the median compared commune of Gers. 30% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Gers 24%, France 30%).
47.9median age
GimontGers medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Gimont has less crime per resident than 62% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 69 offenses in the graded categories in Gimont in 2025. For sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 7.6% of the index here.
8.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage32
Other physical violence22
Family violence15
Armed robbery0
Fraud30
Theft without violence16
Drug use13
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.
8.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
69
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gimont
Is Gimont safe?
It grades B for safety, #4 of 9 in Gers.
Are schools in Gimont good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #7 of 11 in Gers. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gimont expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.59/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gimont grades A− for cost of living.
About Gimont
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Gimont is a commune of 3,146 people in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux Arrats Gimone. 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.
