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A town of 216 in Gers, Occitanie. 31% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Lussan a good place to live?

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

What makes Lussan stand out

The one thing Lussan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église de Paillan
Église de Paillan · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Lussan’s story

Lussan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lussan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1973First protected: Pigeonnier de Paillan
  • 1979Most recently protected: Église de Paillan
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lussan.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Lussan than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

Lussan sits below both Gers’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of residents.

55median age
LussanGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lussan
LussanGers medianFrance median
Under 1512%13%17%
15–247.8%8.5%11%
25–4417%18%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+31%34%22%
No diploma13%25%19%
CAP or BEP27%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education33%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Lussan: 28% 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.

That puts Lussan above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lussan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
18th c.
oldest protected part
1973
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Lussan are out of work than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.4%

On this, Lussan is below both Gers’ towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Lussan has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Lussan, 0.4 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,740
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 Lussan than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.05/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Lussan comes below both Gers’ towns (€9.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lussan€9.05/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.46 to €10.98/m² a month)
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Marsan and 4 more in and around Lussan

Heritage and museums in and near Lussan. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Lussan

12pages on Lussan

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lussan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Église de Paillan: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Lussan

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

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Lussan’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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GimontPavieAuchSamatanFleuranceL'Isle-JourdainGimontPavieAuchSamatanFleuranceL'Isle-JourdainLussan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lussan216—————
Gimont3,1467AA−BB+
Pavie2,5667.4—B—B+
Auch22,4287.6BB+DB−
Samatan2,51713—B—B
Fleurance6,24716C+A−C+B+
L'Isle-Jourdain9,53718ABC+B

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

About Lussan

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Lussan is a commune of 216 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

Population
216 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Coteaux Arrats Gimone
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code
32221

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.