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This town in Gers, Occitanie has a population of 197.

Is Préchac-sur-Adour a good place to live?

Préchac-sur-Adour isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Over-65s are 40% of the population.

What makes Préchac-sur-Adour stand out

The one thing Préchac-sur-Adour does most differently from other towns.

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Préchac-sur-Adour’s story

Préchac-sur-Adour in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Préchac-sur-Adour, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1960.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Préchac-sur-Adour.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Préchac-sur-Adour than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 9.2% are under 15

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.2% of residents, below Gers’ towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up two in five residents. At 57.9, the median resident of Préchac-sur-Adour sits in the middle of the age range.

57.9median age
Préchac-sur-AdourGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 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 Préchac-sur-Adour
Préchac-sur-AdourGers medianFrance median
Under 159.2%13%17%
15–247.2%8.5%11%
25–4421%18%23%
45–6422%27%26%
65+40%34%22%
No diploma18%25%19%
CAP or BEP24%24%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education27%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Préchac-sur-Adour: 44% 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.

Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Préchac-sur-Adour, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1960
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Préchac-sur-Adour has higher unemployment than Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 16.3%

The median disposable income was €23,190 a year per consumption unit, near Gers’ towns (€23,470) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Préchac-sur-Adour at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Préchac-sur-Adour, 0.2 per working resident
16.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Préchac-sur-Adour costs less than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.19/m² a month

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

11 houses and apartments changed hands in Préchac-sur-Adour from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Préchac-sur-Adour€8.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€8.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.51 to €10.32/m² a month)
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

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Landmarks

Préchac-sur-Adour has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Préchac-sur-Adour

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Préchac-sur-Adour yet.

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Préchac-sur-Adour’s 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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Aire-sur-l'AdourVic-en-BigorreAire-sur-l'AdourVic-en-BigorrePréchac-sur-Adour
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Préchac-sur-Adour197—————
Aire-sur-l'Adour Landes6,21115B+B+B−C−
Vic-en-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées4,84515A−B+A−C−

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

About Préchac-sur-Adour

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Préchac-sur-Adour is a commune of 197 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

Population
197 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bastides et Vallons du Gers
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code
32330

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.