Nogaro has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. At the median price of €1,445/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Bas Armagnac. Its strongest is walkability (A): 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% 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.
Each subject compares Nogaro 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 Nogaro.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Nogaro are out of work than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: 14.5%
On this, Nogaro is above both Gers’ towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €21,530 a year per consumption unit.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot13%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
1,650
jobs based in Nogaro, 2.3 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Nogaro skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Gers’ towns or compared French towns
In the comparison, Nogaro comes above both Gers’ towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 33% of the population.
51.1median age
NogaroGers medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Nogaro sees fewer deaths than Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 76 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Nogaro, that is below both Gers’ towns (85) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 461 residents of Nogaro died, against 475 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Nogaro · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Mont de Marsan Antenne Smur D Aire Sur L Adour
24.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi de Mont de Marsan et du Pays des Sources
85.5 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gers, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.20/m² a month, close to Gers’ towns (€9.96/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,445/m², comes from 83 sales of houses and apartments in Nogaro from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,445/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nogaro€1,445/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gers median€1,500/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,370/m²
58
€9.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.72 to €10.95/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Bas Armagnac
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Nogaro has more crime per resident than 65% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 52 offenses in the graded categories in Nogaro in 2025. For sexual violence, 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, 4.4% of the index here. With 1,650 jobs for 700 working residents, Nogaro draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
12.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence15
Criminal damage15
Other physical violence14
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Fraud11
Theft without violence9
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.
12.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
52
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
History
Homes from before 1919 in Nogaro: 12%, against 21% in Gers’ towns and 7.4% in compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Nogaro: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Nogaro is Église Saint-Nicolas.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nogaro
Is Nogaro safe?
It grades C+ for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Nogaro good?
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 85 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent d'Artagnan in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Nogaro expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,445/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nogaro grades A− for cost of living.
About Nogaro
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Nogaro is a commune of 2,238 people in the Communauté de communes du Bas Armagnac. 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.
