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Population 596: a town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ausson has none. It skews older: 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Ausson does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ausson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte dite de l'Eléphant, in Gourdan-Polignan, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ausson is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ausson.
7.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 20% of adults. Ausson has a median age of 58.9.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Ausson | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.5% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €24,950 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 12.4%, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Ausson holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Ausson, 92.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Haute-Garonne’s towns (96.0%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Bertrand LaraldeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 59 | 78%−9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Paul MathouNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 100 | 99%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Ausson: 25 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ausson yet.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Ausson is a commune of 596 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausson | 596 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montréjeau | 2,648 | 1.1 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Saint-Gaudens | 12,139 | 7.1 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Lannemezan Hautes-Pyrénées | 5,811 | 10 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.