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A town of 56 in Gers, Occitanie.

Is Magnas a good place to live?

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

What makes Magnas stand out

The 2 things Magnas does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Renaud Camus from Plieux, France · CC BY 2.0
Magnas’ story

Magnas in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Magnas; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magnas.

Who lives here

A young town: 16% of people in Magnas are 15 to 24, more than in both Gers’ towns and compared French towns

Among adults, 43% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, close to Gers’ towns (34%) and above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 11% of the people here.

50.5median age
MagnasGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Magnas
MagnasGers medianFrance median
Under 1511%13%17%
15–2416%8.5%11%
25–4411%18%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+34%34%22%
No diploma9.1%25%19%
CAP or BEP30%24%26%
Baccalauréat14%18%18%
Higher education43%24%30%

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

History

Magnas keeps more of its old housing than Gers or compared French towns: 52% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Magnas; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Magnas has lower unemployment than Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 4.2%

4.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Magnas, 2 per working resident
4.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Magnas is €9.32/m² a month

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

€9.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Magnas€9.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€9.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €11.91/m² a month)
€7.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Le Vallon des Kangourous and 4 more in and around Magnas

Family days out, museums and heritage in and near Magnas. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Magnas

12pages on Magnas

Landmarks

Magnas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Magnas

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

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Magnas’ 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 →
FleuranceLectoureBeaumont-de-LomagneLayracValenceFleuranceLectoureBeaumont-de-LomagneLayracValenceMagnas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Magnas56—————
Fleurance6,2474.9C+A−C+B+
Lectoure3,6705.6AB+A+B
Beaumont-de-Lomagne Tarn-et-Garonne3,82413BAC+C+
Layrac Lot-et-Garonne4,01017AB+AB
Valence Tarn-et-Garonne5,28917CA−C−C

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

About Magnas

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Magnas is a commune of 56 people in the Communauté de communes Bastides de Lomagne. 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
56 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bastides de Lomagne
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.2 sq mi (3.2 km²)
INSEE code
32223

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.