Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Gers, Occitanie, this town has 530 residents.
There are no grades for Viella: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 15% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Viella does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Viella as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Diusse, 2.8 mi away.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Viella.
7.7% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Gers’ towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 30% of adults. The age that splits Viella in two is 57.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gers 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Viella | Gers median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 8.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 34% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gers median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 200 residents in work, Viella has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. Households’ median disposable income: €23,590 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 9.8%, below Gers’ towns (11.0%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
23 houses and apartments changed hands in Viella from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Viella is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Viella.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viella | 530 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour Landes | 6,211 | 9.6 | B+ | B+ | B− | C− |
| Vic-en-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées | 4,845 | 18 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gers, Occitanie
Viella is a commune of 530 people in the Communauté de communes Armagnac Adour. 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
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 November 4, 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.