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AlanHaute-Garonne

A town of 292 in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.

Population

292

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.49

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,550

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Alan a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Alan is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Alan stand out

The 2 things Alan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 51.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

ancien évêché · Classé · Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Alan’s story

Alan in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Alan counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Victorin Cassagne, born in 1774, is the one person born in Alan before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1912First protected: ancien évêché
1987Most recently protected: Ancien hôpital Notre-Dame de Lorette

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alan.

Who lives here

Children make up only 14% of Alan, fewer than in Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 35% of adults, lower than Haute-Garonne’s towns (40%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Alan in two is 51.3. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town.

51.3median age

AlanHaute-Garonne medianFrance median

Haute-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Alan
	Alan	Haute-Garonne median	France median
Under 15	14%	19%	17%
15–24	10%	10%	11%
25–44	15%	25%	23%
45–64	32%	26%	26%
65+	29%	18%	22%
No diploma	13%	13%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	22%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	19%	18%
Higher education	35%	40%	30%

Full pageAlan’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.3 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad4.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Alan?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Alan: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns

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

On the Culture ministry’s list, Alan counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is ancien évêché. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

ancien évêché 15th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1912

first monument protected

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Age of homes43% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Alan?”

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

Work & commute

Alan has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.0% of commuters at the census. After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,550 a year per consumption unit. 9.0% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

Public transport5%

On foot2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Alan, 0.4 per working resident

9.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,550

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€26,550 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.2 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Alan92.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Émile-Paul VayssieNearest collègeCollège	Collège	48	92%−2 pts

92.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate

2.8 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageAlan’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges92.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Alan costs less than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.49/m² a month

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

The market in Alan: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Alan€9.49/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²

€9.49/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.65 to €11.79/m² a month)

€7.07/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageAlan’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.49/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Aurignac and 4 more in and around Alan

Heritage and museums in and near Alan. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aurignac4.5 km west, in Aurignac MuseumMuseumMusée forum de l'Aurignacien4.6 km west, in Aurignac FortFortTour de Savoie4.5 km west, in Aurignac ChâteauChâteauChâteau Comtal4.5 km west, in Aurignac ChâteauChâteauRestes de l'ancien château4.1 km northwest, in Boussan

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Alan

13pages on Alan

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.6 mi away Housing15 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.3 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Alan counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-NativitéChurch · 13th c.

Inscrit

Ancien hôpital Notre-Dame de LoretteHospital · 17th & 18th c.

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité: Photo: Sumolari, B25es · Public domain

Famous people from Alan

2 notable people were born in Alan.

Their page →

Louis Victorin CassagneFrench officer (1774–1841)

Marcel PujolFrench politician (1921–2010)

Alan’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 Haute-Garonne →

CazèresSaint-GaudensRieux-VolvestreMontesquieu-VolvestreCarbonneRieumesAlan

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Alan	292	—	—	—	—	—
Cazères	4,854	7.7	C⁻	A⁻	D	C⁻
Saint-Gaudens	12,139	13	C⁺	A⁻	D	C⁺
Rieux-Volvestre	2,639	13	A	A⁻	A	C⁻
Montesquieu-Volvestre	3,050	15	B	A	A⁻	B⁻
Carbonne	5,563	15	C	B	C	B⁻
Rieumes	3,517	16	B⁻	B	B	C

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

About Alan

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

Alan is a commune of 292 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur et Coteaux du Comminges. 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: 292 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur et Coteaux du Comminges
Département: Haute-Garonne (31)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code: 31005

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.