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A town of 363 in Gers, Occitanie.

Population

363

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.61

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,280

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lavardens a good place to live?

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

What makes Lavardens stand out

The 2 things Lavardens does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

14% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

31% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 56.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ensemble des bâtiments du château · Classé · Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lavardens’ story

Lavardens in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lavardens: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1960.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Bonne d'Armagnac, born in 1395, is the one person born in Lavardens before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1961First protected: Ensemble des bâtiments du château

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavardens.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Lavardens than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 9.6% are under 15

For Lavardens, that is below both Gers’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 31% of the population.

56.1median age

LavardensGers medianFrance median

Gers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

31%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education32%

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 Lavardens
	Lavardens	Gers median	France median
Under 15	9.6%	13%	17%
15–24	8.4%	8.5%	11%
25–44	17%	18%	23%
45–64	34%	27%	26%
65+	31%	34%	22%
No diploma	14%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	24%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	18%	18%
Higher education	32%	24%	30%

Full pageLavardens’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages56.1 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households180 households · 2 people per household Born abroad5.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lavardens?”

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

History

Old homes shape Lavardens: 51% were built before 1919, more than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns

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

Lavardens sits above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lavardens: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Lavardens is Ensemble des bâtiments du château.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Ensemble des bâtiments du château 13th & 17th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1960

first monument protected

Full pageLavardens’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes51% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lavardens?”

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

Work & commute

Only 6.2% of commuters in Lavardens go to work without a car, fewer than in Gers’ towns and compared French towns

That puts Lavardens below both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Lavardens has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.4%.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot5%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Lavardens, 0.4 per working resident

8.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,280

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLavardens’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€23,280 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Lavardens is €10.61/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lavardens€10.61/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Gers median€9.96/m²

€10.61/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.41/m² a month)

€7.89/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLavardens’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.61/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Lavardens and 2 more in and around Lavardens

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Lavardens. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionChâteau de Lavardensin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mérens2.4 km southeast, in Mérens ChâteauChâteauChâteau Lescout4.1 km west, in Jegun

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lavardens

12pages on Lavardens

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.7 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56.1 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Lavardens’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Ensemble des bâtiments du châteauChâteau · 13th & 17th c.

Classé

Tour gallo-romaineArchaeological site · Antiquity · in Saint-Lary, 3.2 mi

Classé

Pile gallo-romaineMonument · Antiquity · in Ordan-Larroque, 4.8 mi

Classé

Tour gallo-romaineFortified house · Antiquity · in Biran, 7.9 mi

Photo credits

Ensemble des bâtiments du château: Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lavardens

One notable person was born in Lavardens.

Their page →

Bonne d'ArmagnacDaughter of Bernard d'Armagnac, wife of Charles d'Orléans · born 1395

Lavardens’ 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 →

AuchFleuranceVic-FezensacPavieLectoureCondomLavardens

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lavardens	363	—	—	—	—	—
Auch	22,428	8.9	B	B⁺	D	B⁻
Fleurance	6,247	9.2	C⁺	A⁻	C⁺	B⁺
Vic-Fezensac	3,577	10	A	A⁻	B	B⁻
Pavie	2,566	11	—	B	—	B⁺
Lectoure	3,670	13	A	B⁺	A⁺	B
Condom	6,473	15	B⁺	A	C⁺	C⁺

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

About Lavardens

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Lavardens is a commune of 363 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de 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: 363 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne
Département: Gers (32)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 11.8 sq mi (30.5 km²)
INSEE code: 32204

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.