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In Gers, Occitanie, this town has 163 residents.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Margouët-Meymes out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.
The 2 things Margouët-Meymes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Margouët-Meymes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jacques de Fromentas, in Aignan, 3.7 mi away.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Margouët-Meymes.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.6% of the town, below Gers’ towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 29% have a degree. Half of Margouët-Meymes is older than 59.6, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Margouët-Meymes | Gers median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.4% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 8.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 34% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 11.3% are unemployed. At the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Margouët-Meymes didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Margouët-Meymes recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Margouët-Meymes. Best known first.
Nothing in Margouët-Meymes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Margouët-Meymes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margouët-Meymes | 163 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eauze | 4,108 | 9.2 | A | B | A | B− |
| Vic-Fezensac | 3,577 | 9.7 | A | A− | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Margouët-Meymes is a commune of 163 people in the Communauté de communes Armagnac Adour. 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
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 November 4, 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.