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A town of 269 in Gers, Occitanie.
Orbessan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Orbessan has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orbessan.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Orbessan has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than Gers’ towns (34%) and near compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 33% of adults. Half the people of Orbessan are older than 48.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Orbessan | Gers median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 8.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 34% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
Orbessan holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 2.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,180 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.
House rents are put at about €8.72/m² a month. Sales in Orbessan from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Orbessan. Best known first.
The list names few of Orbessan’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Fontaine du village: Photo: Fabricio Cardenas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Orbessan yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Orbessan is a commune of 269 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Gers. 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.