Seissan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.2 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 Seissan stand out
The 2 things Seissan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Seissan 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Seissan.
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Seissan costs less than in both Gers’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.31/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,797/m², above Gers’ towns (€1,500/m²) but below compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Seissan recorded 48 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,797/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Seissan€1,797/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gers median€1,500/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,797/m²
48
€9.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.65 to €11.33/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,350
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val de Gers
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 29% of residents are 65 or over
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5% of the town, close to Gers’ towns (8.5%) and below compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Typical age in Seissan: 50, the median.
50median age
SeissanGers medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Seissan’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 68% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Seissan. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Seissan records 82 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 141 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 115, 18% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Seissan is Centre hospitalier D Auch En Gascogne, 9.6 mi away.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Seissan · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Auch En Gascogne
9.6 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
20% of homes were built before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Seissan is Château du Garranée. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer people in Seissan are out of work than in Gers’ towns or across compared French towns: 7.5%
At the census, 7.4% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 450 residents in work, Seissan has 450 jobs: 1 each. The median disposable income was €24,500 a year per consumption unit, close to Gers’ towns (€23,470) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
450
jobs based in Seissan, 1 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Seissan
Is Seissan safe?
Seissan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 3.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Seissan expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Seissan grades B+ for cost of living.
About Seissan
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Seissan is a commune of 1,097 people in the Communauté de communes Val de 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
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.
