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A town of 438 in Gers, Occitanie.
Marsolan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Marsolan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marsolan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour dite du Cardinal d'Aux, in La Romieu, 3.4 mi away.
49% 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 Marsolan.
Marsolan sits below both Gers’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Marsolan | Gers median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 8.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 34% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Marsolan below both Gers’ towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Marsolan has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,670 a year per consumption unit.
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.
On this, Marsolan is below both Gers’ towns (€9.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Marsolan 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 Marsolan 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 →
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Marsolan is a commune of 438 people in the Communauté de communes de la Lomagne Gersoise. 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 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.