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BlagnacHaute-Garonne

TownGrade
C+
#64 of 85 in Haute-Garonne

The town has 27,604 residents and lies in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.

6 places within 18 miMap →
Photo: Olybrius · Public domain
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Blagnac, Haute-Garonne · Olybrius · Public domain

Is Blagnac a good place to live?

Blagnac’s lowest grade is for safety — an average of 8.7 recorded violent incidents and 26.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Taken together, its subjects give Blagnac a C+ overall, better than 43% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #64 of 85 in Haute-Garonne. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also does well on health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €3,156/m² costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Toulouse Métropole.

Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

How Blagnac grades

Each subject compares Blagnac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

How TownRatings grades French towns →

What makes Blagnac stand out

The one thing Blagnac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Couvent Sainte-Catherine de Sienne
Couvent Sainte-Catherine de Sienne · Inscrit · Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
Blagnac’s story

Blagnac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Blagnac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

1.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1922First protected: Oratoire de Saint-Exupère
  • 2001Most recently protected: Couvent Sainte-Catherine de Sienne
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Blagnac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Oratoire de Saint-Exupère: Photo: Monuments tale · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont sur le Touch: Photo: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Couvent Sainte-Catherine de Sienne: Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blagnac.

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

30.6% of commuters in Blagnac go to work without a car, more than in Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

31%walk, cycle or take transit

Just over a tenth of the labour force are out of work. 39,050 jobs are based in Blagnac, for 13,050 working residents (3 per worker). The median disposable income is €28,060 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving64%
Public transport15%
Bicycle8%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter3%
39,050
jobs based in Blagnac, 3 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns

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

Safety

Recorded crime per resident is higher in Blagnac than in 90% of compared French towns

8.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade

875 offenses were reported in Blagnac during 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage310
Theft from vehicles171
Other physical violence105
Family violence81
Burglary78
Vehicle theft66
Sexual violence64
Theft without violence451
Fraud174
Drug use98

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

8.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
875
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

HousingCost of living C−

Renting in Blagnac costs more than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.63/m² a month

€3,156/m²median sale price

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

Houses in Blagnac sell for €3,624/m² and apartments for €2,999/m². The median price, €3,156/m², comes from 969 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 969 homes were sold locally.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Blagnac€3,156/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Garonne median€2,675/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€3,624/m²289
Apartments€2,999/m²680
€13.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.94 to €15.55/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Toulouse Métropole

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth A−

Deaths in Blagnac run below what its ages would predict: 75 per 100 expected, fewer than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns

−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

In Haute-Garonne, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 82.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,777 deaths in Blagnac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,104: 16% below. This Haute-Garonne town has 22 family doctors.

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw84
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
22
GPs in Blagnac · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Mere Enfants site Viguier Chu Toulouse
2.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux Mere Enfants site Viguier Chu Toulouse
86.4 · 82.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.

Who lives here

More people in Blagnac hold a degree than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 51%

37.8median age

13% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town. Half of Blagnac is older than 37.8, half younger.

BlagnacHaute-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education51%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Blagnac
BlagnacHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–2413%10%11%
25–4429%25%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+16%18%22%
No diploma12%13%19%
CAP or BEP17%22%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education51%40%30%

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

History

Blagnac has 4 historic monuments, 1 classé

4historic monuments

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

1.5% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Blagnac is Oratoire de Saint-Exupère. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. 3 of the 4 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected

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

Schools

87.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the 11 collèges within 5 km, 2.2 points below the expected rate

97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade

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

The bac pass rate near Blagnac is 90.3%, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (96.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #55 of 91 in Haute-Garonne on results. At the four general lycées, 97% of 1,054 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Blagnac87.8%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Blagnac90.3%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Henri GuillaumetNearest collègeCollègeCollège14079%−9 pts
Lycée général privé Le Ferradou PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée151100%±0 pts
Collège Rosa PARKSBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège7788%+10 pts

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, −0.4 pts against the expected rate
80%
passed the vocational bac, −3.9 pts against the expected rate
87.8%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.2 pts against the expected rate
0.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blagnac

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Nearby attractions

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Famous people from Blagnac

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

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About Blagnac

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

Blagnac is a commune of 27,604 people in the Toulouse Métropole. 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
27,604 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Toulouse Métropole
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.6 sq mi (17.2 km²)
INSEE code
31069

Blagnac’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 →
BeauzelleAucamvilleFenouilletSeilhColomiersCornebarrieuBeauzelleAucamvilleFenouilletSeilhColomiersCornebarrieuBlagnac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Blagnac27,604—C+C−DA−
Beauzelle8,7131.7C+C−CA−
Aucamville9,6232.9DC−C−C+
Fenouillet5,7843C−CD−C
Seilh3,3563.4B+C−B−A+
Colomiers40,8823.5C+C−C−B+
Cornebarrieu8,9783.5C+C−C−B+

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

Questions about Blagnac

Is Blagnac safe?

It grades D for safety, #77 of 85 in Haute-Garonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 78 burglaries and 310 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Blagnac good?

They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #55 of 91 in Haute-Garonne. 100% of 151 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Le Ferradou in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Blagnac expensive to live in?

Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,156/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Blagnac grades C− for cost of living.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.