Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 177 residents and lies in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Benque out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
The one thing Benque does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Benque as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Thermes gallo-romains, in Montoulieu-Saint-Bernard, 1.4 mi away.
43% 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 Benque.
27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Haute-Garonne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 35% have a degree. Typical age in Benque: 48.5, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Benque | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Benque didn’t travel to work at all. Median disposable income comes to €26,020 a year per consumption unit. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) but below 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.
6 houses and apartments changed hands in Benque from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Benque is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Benque yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benque | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cazères | 4,854 | 9.2 | C− | A− | D | C− |
| Rieux-Volvestre | 2,639 | 14 | A | A− | A | C− |
| Saint-Gaudens | 12,139 | 14 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Rieumes | 3,517 | 15 | B− | B | B | C |
| Bérat | 3,087 | 15 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Carbonne | 5,563 | 16 | C | B | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Benque is a commune of 177 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
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.