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A town of 1,430 in Gers, Occitanie.
Plaisance has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 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 Plaisance does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Plaisance 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Plaisance as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Ausit de Croûte, in Lasserrade, 2.6 mi away.
19% 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 Plaisance.
Plaisance sits above both Gers’ towns (34%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. 9.2% of residents are children under 15.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Plaisance | Gers median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.2% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 8.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 34% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 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 puts Plaisance below both Gers’ towns (€9.96/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,429/m², comes from 65 sales of houses and apartments in Plaisance from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,429/m² | 65 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
13.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to both Gers’ towns (12.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €22,940 a year per consumption unit. Plaisance has 600 jobs for 450 working residents, 1.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
5 GPs practise in Plaisance. Adjusted for age and care homes, Plaisance records 101 deaths per 100 expected, above both Gers’ towns (85) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Nothing in Plaisance is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
7 notable people were born in Plaisance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaisance | 1,430 | — | — | A− | — | C− |
| Vic-en-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées | 4,845 | 15 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Vic-Fezensac | 3,577 | 17 | A | A− | B | B− |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour Landes | 6,211 | 17 | B+ | B+ | B− | C− |
| Eauze | 4,108 | 18 | A | B | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Plaisance has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,429/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plaisance grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Plaisance is a commune of 1,430 people in the Communauté de communes Bastides et Vallons du 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) · 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.