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A town of 271 in Gers, Occitanie.

Is Saint-Lary a good place to live?

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

Tour gallo-romaine
Tour gallo-romaine · Classé · Photo: DomiSalle · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Lary’s story

Saint-Lary in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Lary: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1875.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1875First protected: Tour gallo-romaine
  • 1933Most recently protected: Restes du château
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The data

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

History

Saint-Lary keeps more of its old housing than Gers or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

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

For Saint-Lary, that is above both Gers’ towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Lary: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Saint-Lary is Tour gallo-romaine.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Antiquity
oldest protected part
1875
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Saint-Lary than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: 39% of adults

Saint-Lary sits above both Gers’ towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of the population.

47.9median age
Saint-LaryGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Lary
Saint-LaryGers medianFrance median
Under 1517%13%17%
15–247.7%8.5%11%
25–4422%18%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+23%34%22%
No diploma11%25%19%
CAP or BEP25%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education39%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Saint-Lary has lower unemployment than Gers’ towns or compared French towns: 4.6%

That puts Saint-Lary below both Gers’ towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Lary has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 3.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Lary, 0.2 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Lary is €10.61/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Lary€10.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€10.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.41/m² a month)
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Mérens and 2 more in and around Saint-Lary

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Lary. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Lary

12pages on Saint-Lary

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Lary: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Tour gallo-romaine: Photo: DomiSalle · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Lary

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Saint-Lary as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Saint-Lary’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 →
AuchPavieVic-FezensacFleuranceMirandeLectoureAuchPavieVic-FezensacFleuranceMirandeLectoureSaint-Lary
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Lary271—————
Auch22,4286.9BB+DB−
Pavie2,5669.1—B—B+
Vic-Fezensac3,57710AA−BB−
Fleurance6,24712C+A−C+B+
Mirande3,45715BBBB
Lectoure3,67016AB+A+B

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

About Saint-Lary

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Saint-Lary is a commune of 271 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne. 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
271 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Auch Cœur de Gascogne
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code
32384

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.