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A town of 431 in Gers, Occitanie.

Is Panjas a good place to live?

Panjas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Panjas stand out

The 2 things Panjas does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Laurent
Église Saint-Laurent · Classé · Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Panjas’ story

Panjas in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Panjas: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1995First protected: Église Saint-Laurent
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Panjas.

Who lives here

Panjas has fewer young adults than Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 6.6% are 15 to 24

For Panjas, that is below both Gers’ towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 29% of the population.

53.6median age
PanjasGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 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.

Ages and diplomas in Panjas
PanjasGers medianFrance median
Under 1514%13%17%
15–246.6%8.5%11%
25–4417%18%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+29%34%22%
No diploma23%25%19%
CAP or BEP26%24%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education25%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Panjas keeps more of its old housing than Gers or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Panjas sits above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Panjas: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Panjas is Église Saint-Laurent.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1995
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Panjas than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 1.7%

That puts Panjas below both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.0% of the labour force are out of work. Panjas has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Panjas, 0.6 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Panjas than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.94/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

On this, Panjas is below both Gers’ towns (€9.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Panjas€8.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.27 to €11.00/m² a month)
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Panjas

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Landmarks

Panjas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Panjas

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Panjas yet.

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Panjas’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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EauzeAire-sur-l'AdourVilleneuve-de-MarsanEauzeAire-sur-l'AdourVilleneuve-de-MarsanPanjas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Panjas431—————
Eauze4,1089.1ABAB−
Aire-sur-l'Adour Landes6,21112B+B+B−C−
Villeneuve-de-Marsan Landes2,50813—B−—B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Panjas

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Panjas is a commune of 431 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand 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

Population
431 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Armagnac
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.7 sq mi (20 km²)
INSEE code
32305

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.