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A town of 461 in Gers, Occitanie.

Population
461
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
€26,380
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Marsan a good place to live?

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

Marsan’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Marsan’s story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Marsan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Philippe de Montesquiou-Fézensac, born in 1753, is the one person born in Marsan before 1900 that Wikidata records.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marsan.

History

18% of Marsan’s homes were built before 1919 (Gers towns 21%, compared French towns 7.4%)

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Marsan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
18th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected
Full pageMarsan’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes18% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Marsan?”

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

8.6% of residents are 15 to 24 and 21% are 65 or over, against 8.5% and 34% in the median compared commune of Gers. 31% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Gers 24%, France 30%).

47.9median age
MarsanGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%

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 Marsan
MarsanGers medianFrance median
Under 1518%13%17%
15–248.6%8.5%11%
25–4421%18%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+21%34%22%
No diploma10%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%24%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education31%24%30%
Full pageMarsan’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages47.9 median age · 21% are 65 or overHouseholds200 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad2.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Marsan?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Marsan are out of work than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: 4.5%

That puts Marsan below both Gers’ towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Marsan has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 2.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Marsan, 0.3 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMarsan’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentGetting to work2% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€26,380 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 Marsan 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

Marsan€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)
€8.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMarsan’s 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marsan

12pages on Marsan
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.4 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing14 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 47.9History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Classé
Église Saint-MichelChurch · 12th–19th c. · in Montaut-les-Créneaux, 4.2 mi
Classé
Église Saint-MichelChurch · 12th–19th c. · in Pessan, 4.2 mi
Classé
Enceinte de villeTown walls · Antiquity · in Auch, 6.7 mi
Classé
Vieux pont sur le GersBridge · 13th c. · in Pavie, 6.9 mi

Famous people from Marsan

2 notable people were born in Marsan.

Their page →
A
Aymeri de MontesquiouFrench politician · born 1942
P
Philippe de Montesquiou-FézensacFrench officer (1753-1833)

Marsan’s 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 →
AuchPavieGimontFleuranceSamatanAuchPavieGimontFleuranceSamatanMarsan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marsan461—————
Auch22,4286.6BB+DB−
Pavie2,5667.2—B—B+
Gimont3,1468.1AA−BB+
Fleurance6,24714C+A−C+B+
Samatan2,51715—B—B

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

About Marsan

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Marsan is a commune of 461 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
461 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Coteaux Arrats Gimone
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.8 sq mi (15.1 km²)
INSEE code
32237

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.