Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
426 people call this town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie home.
There are no grades for Blajan: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 14% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Blajan does most differently from other towns.
Blajan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
29% 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 Blajan.
24% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (40%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.9% of residents. The middle age in Blajan is 55.3.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Blajan | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Blajan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Blajan number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.4 per worker). At the census, 5.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment is 8.5%.
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.
The market in Blajan: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Blajan. Best known first.
Blajan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Blajan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blajan | 426 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Gaudens | 12,139 | 11 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Montréjeau | 2,648 | 13 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Lannemezan Hautes-Pyrénées | 5,811 | 16 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Blajan is a commune of 426 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 November 9, 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.