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A town of 129 in Gers, Occitanie.

Is Lamazère a good place to live?

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

What makes Lamazère stand out

The one thing Lamazère does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Blaise
Église Saint-Blaise · Inscrit · Photo: DomiSalle · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lamazère’s story

Lamazère in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lamazère, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1963First protected: Pile gallo-romaine de la Tourraque d'Ortolas
  • 1978Most recently protected: Motte féodale
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lamazère.

History

Lamazère keeps more of its old housing than Gers or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Lamazère comes above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lamazère, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
Antiquity
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Lamazère are 65 or over: 20%, below Gers’ towns and compared French towns

For Lamazère, that is below both Gers’ towns (34%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population.

48median age
LamazèreGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lamazère
LamazèreGers medianFrance median
Under 1518%13%17%
15–249.2%8.5%11%
25–4417%18%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+20%34%22%
No diploma19%25%19%
CAP or BEP30%24%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education26%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Lamazère than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 3.4%

Lamazère sits below both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €21,950 a year per consumption unit. Lamazère has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.7 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Lamazère, 0.7 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lamazère than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.29/m² a month

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

That puts Lamazère below both Gers’ towns (€9.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lamazère€8.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€8.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.70 to €10.25/m² a month)
€8.93/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 Lamazère

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Lamazère, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Pile gallo-romaine de la Tourraque d'Ortolas: Photo: Philippe Lauzun · Public domain · Motte féodale: Photo: DomiSalle · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Lamazère

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

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Lamazère’s neighbors

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

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MirandePavieAuchVic-FezensacMirandePavieAuchVic-FezensacLamazère
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lamazère129—————
Mirande3,4573.8BBBB
Pavie2,5667.8—B—B+
Auch22,4289.2BB+DB−
Vic-Fezensac3,57716AA−BB−

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

About Lamazère

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Lamazère is a commune of 129 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur d'Astarac en 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
129 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
INSEE code
32187

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.