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SimorreGers

A town of 688 in Gers, Occitanie.

Population
688
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.14
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,150
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Simorre a good place to live?

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

What makes Simorre stand out

The 2 things Simorre does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
15%2%SimorreMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
15% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
42%22%SimorreMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
42% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 60.4. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Cérase
Église Saint-Cérase · Classé · Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Simorre’s story

Simorre in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1846.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1846First protected: Église Saint-Cérase
  • 1978Most recently protected: Église Saint-Valentin
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Simorre.

Who lives here

An older town: 42% of people in Simorre are 65 or over, more than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns

In the comparison, Simorre comes above both Gers’ towns (34%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 9.7% of the population.

60.4median age
SimorreGers medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 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 Simorre
SimorreGers medianFrance median
Under 159.7%13%17%
15–247.3%8.5%11%
25–4414%18%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+42%34%22%
No diploma24%25%19%
CAP or BEP22%24%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education28%24%30%
Full pageSimorre’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages60.4 median age · 42% are 65 or overHouseholds320 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad10% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Simorre?”

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

History

Simorre keeps more of its old housing than Gers or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

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

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

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1846
first monument protected
Full pageSimorre’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes41% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Simorre?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Simorre than in Gers’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,150 a year per consumption unit

Simorre sits below both Gers’ towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. 6.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Simorre has 200 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.9 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Simorre, 0.9 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSimorre’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€22,150 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work6% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.9 per working resident

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 Simorre is €10.14/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.

€10.14/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Simorre€10.14/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gers median€9.96/m²
€10.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.98 to €12.89/m² a month)
€9.00/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageSimorre’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.14/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Simorre

11pages on Simorre
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.7 mi awayWork & commute200 jobs based hereHousing20 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors26% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 60.4History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Inscrit
Église Saint-ValentinChurch · 18th c.
Église Saint-CéraseChurch · 14th c.
Photo credits

Église Saint-Cérase: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Simorre

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Simorre as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Simorre’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 →
SamatanPavieGimontAuchMirandeSamatanPavieGimontAuchMirandeSimorre
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Simorre688—————
Samatan2,51710—B—B
Pavie2,56613—B—B+
Gimont3,14614AA−BB+
Auch22,42815BB+DB−
Mirande3,45717BBBB

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

About Simorre

Commune in Gers, Occitanie

Simorre is a commune of 688 people in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux Arrats Gimone. 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
688 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Coteaux Arrats Gimone
Département
Gers (32)
Région
Occitanie
Area
13.8 sq mi (35.7 km²)
INSEE code
32433

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.