L'Isle-Jourdain’s schools beat most: bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Jobs & income is another plus — 1 job per working resident; 8.3% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,530/m² takes 6.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de la Gascogne Toulousaine. The overall grade lands at A, #4 of 9 in Gers. Set against the rest, it does better than 87% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety, B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 L'Isle-Jourdain 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 L'Isle-Jourdain.
Schools
96.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #3 of 11 in Gers. Near L'Isle-Jourdain, 99.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Gers’ towns (95.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
L'Isle-Jourdain’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 64% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as L'Isle-Jourdain’s; allowing for it, deaths were 17% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 841 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 768, 9% fewer. The nearest emergency department to L'Isle-Jourdain is Clinique des Cedres, 11.6 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of L'Isle-Jourdain can choose among 12 GPs.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
12
GPs in L'Isle-Jourdain · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique des Cedres
15.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux Mere Enfants site Viguier Chu Toulouse
85.5 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gers, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in L'Isle-Jourdain run higher than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: a median €27,840 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 8.3%, below both Gers’ towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 4,550 jobs are based in L'Isle-Jourdain, for 4,400 working residents (1 per worker). No commute at all: 3.6% of working residents here at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot6%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,550
jobs based in L'Isle-Jourdain, 1 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,840
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 60% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Homes from before 1919 in L'Isle-Jourdain: 8.9%, against 21% in Gers’ towns and 7.4% in compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in L'Isle-Jourdain: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église collégiale Saint-Martin. The protected list starts in the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in L'Isle-Jourdain hold a degree than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 43%
20% of residents are 65 or over, below both Gers’ towns (34%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 19% of the town. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
42.9median age
L'Isle-JourdainGers medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education43%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
L'Isle-Jourdain ranks above 59% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.9 violent offenses and 14.5 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. 243 offenses were reported in L'Isle-Jourdain during 2025. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
8.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage75
Burglary42
Sexual violence30
Family violence29
Other physical violence27
Theft from vehicles26
Vehicle theft14
Armed robbery0
Fraud61
Theft without violence51
Drug use26
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.
8.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
243
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
The median home in L'Isle-Jourdain sells for €2,530/m², against €1,500/m² in Gers’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Gers costs more to buy into than L'Isle-Jourdain, at €2,530/m², the highest of 11. Houses in L'Isle-Jourdain sell for €2,617/m² and apartments for €2,435/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.75/m² a month, higher than Gers’ towns (€9.96/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,530/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
L'Isle-Jourdain€2,530/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gers median€1,500/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,617/m²
225
Apartments
€2,435/m²
104
€11.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.72 to €14.21/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,020
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Gascogne Toulousaine
Bertrand de Comminges: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Armand Praviel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Martin Page-Relo: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Élie Cester: Panini, Public domain
L'Isle-Jourdain’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about L'Isle-Jourdain
Is L'Isle-Jourdain safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #6 of 9 in Gers. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 42 burglaries and 75 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in L'Isle-Jourdain good?
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns and #3 of 11 in Gers. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is L'Isle-Jourdain expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so L'Isle-Jourdain grades B for cost of living.
About L'Isle-Jourdain
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
L'Isle-Jourdain is a commune of 9,537 people in the Communauté de communes de la Gascogne Toulousaine. 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.
