Mirande grades B overall: better than 60% of compared French towns, and #7 of 9 in Gers. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 1.8 jobs per working resident; 15.8% unemployment. At the median price of €1,369/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Cœur d'Astarac en Gascogne. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Mirande 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mirande.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Mirande, 15.8%, runs above Gers’ towns and compared French towns
On this, Mirande is above both Gers’ towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €22,590 a year per consumption unit.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot13%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
2,200
jobs based in Mirande, 1.8 per working resident
15.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Mirande than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
In the comparison, Mirande comes below both Gers’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 34% of the town.
53.2median age
MirandeGers medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Mirande’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 65% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 701 residents of Mirande died, against 660 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. Its two care homes for older people (177 places) count their residents as Mirande’s; allowing for them, deaths were 17% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Mirande · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Auch En Gascogne
11.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Auch En Gascogne
85.5 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gers, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Mirande: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mirande sits above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Mirande: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Mirande is Église Notre-Dame.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Mirande has less crime per resident than 59% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 50 offenses in the graded categories in Mirande in 2025. For sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.0% of the index here. With 2,200 jobs for 1,200 working residents, Mirande draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
8.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage27
Family violence17
Other physical violence6
Fraud22
Theft without violence18
Drug use11
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
50
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mirande
Is Mirande safe?
It grades B for safety, #5 of 9 in Gers.
Are schools in Mirande good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mirande expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.30/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mirande grades B for cost of living.
About Mirande
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Mirande is a commune of 3,457 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
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.
