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A town of 1,129 in Gers, Occitanie.
Miélan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 13.7% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Miélan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Miélan with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Miélan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Marignan, in Bars, 5 mi away.
30% 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 Miélan.
Miélan sits below both Gers’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Miélan | Gers median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 8.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 34% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 51 sales of houses and apartments in Miélan from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,500/m² for the median of compared towns in Gers.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,316/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
4 GPs practise in Miélan. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Miélan above both Gers’ towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €21,910 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Miélan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
5 notable people were born in Miélan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miélan | 1,129 | — | — | B+ | — | B |
| Mirande | 3,457 | 7.6 | B | B | B | B |
| Vic-en-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées | 4,845 | 13 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Aureilhan Hautes-Pyrénées | 8,031 | 17 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Séméac Hautes-Pyrénées | 5,236 | 17 | B | B | B | B |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez Hautes-Pyrénées | 5,399 | 18 | A− | B | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Miélan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.51/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Miélan grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Miélan is a commune of 1,129 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.