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A town of 1,062 in Gers, Occitanie.

Is Saint-Clar a good place to live?

Saint-Clar has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 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.

What makes Saint-Clar stand out

The 2 things Saint-Clar does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Saint-Clar grades

Each subject compares Saint-Clar 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.

How grading works

Cost of livingAOpen →Walkability73% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workA−Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between C+ and A−B+Open →Jobs & income8.2% unemploymentB−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Halle et Hôtel de ville
Halle et Hôtel de ville · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Clar’s story

Saint-Clar in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Saint-Clar before 1900, the earliest Jean-Pierre Laborde, in 1765.

  • 1986First protected: Halle et Hôtel de ville
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Clar.

HousingCost of living A

The median sale price of homes in Saint-Clar is €1,288/m²

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

That is the middle of 36 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Clar from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,500/m² for the median of compared towns in Gers.

€1,288/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Clar€1,288/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gers median€1,500/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,288/m²36
€9.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €11.91/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Bastides de Lomagne

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Saint-Clar skews older, with 36% of residents 65 or over, more than Gers’ towns or compared French towns

Saint-Clar sits above both Gers’ towns (34%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 13% of the population.

55.8median age
Saint-ClarGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Clar
Saint-ClarGers medianFrance median
Under 1513%13%17%
15–248.7%8.5%11%
25–4417%18%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+36%34%22%
No diploma24%25%19%
CAP or BEP25%24%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education25%24%30%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B−

Fewer people in Saint-Clar are out of work than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: 8.2%

That puts Saint-Clar below both Gers’ towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Clar has 450 jobs for 400 working residents, 1.2 per worker. 19.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

19%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot9%
Public transport9%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Saint-Clar, 1.2 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,010
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 78% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth B+

Saint-Clar is 19.7 mi from the nearest emergency department

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

From 2016 to 2025, 219 residents of Saint-Clar died, against 200 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A−.

−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw110
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Clar · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
19.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Condom
20.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Auch En Gascogne
85.5 · 80.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gers, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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

History

Saint-Clar keeps more of its old housing than Gers or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919

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

On this, Saint-Clar is above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Clar, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

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

Nearby attractions

Le Vallon des Kangourous and 5 more in and around Saint-Clar

Museums, family days out and heritage in and near Saint-Clar. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Clar

14pages on Saint-Clar

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Halle et Hôtel de ville: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Clar

3 notable people were born in Saint-Clar.

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Saint-Clar’s neighbors

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

All towns in Gers →
FleuranceLectoureBeaumont-de-LomagneValenceLayracFleuranceLectoureBeaumont-de-LomagneValenceLayracSaint-Clar
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Clar1,062——A—B+
Fleurance6,2476.2C+A−C+B+
Lectoure3,6707.3AB+A+B
Beaumont-de-Lomagne Tarn-et-Garonne3,82411BAC+C+
Valence Tarn-et-Garonne5,28917CA−C−C
Layrac Lot-et-Garonne4,01017AB+AB

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

Questions about Saint-Clar

Is Saint-Clar safe?

Saint-Clar has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Saint-Clar expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.32/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Clar grades A for cost of living.

About Saint-Clar

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Saint-Clar is a commune of 1,062 people in the Communauté de communes Bastides de Lomagne. 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
1,062 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bastides de Lomagne
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.9 sq mi (17.9 km²)
INSEE code
32370

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.