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CaignacHaute-Garonne

Some 405 people live in this town, in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.

Is Caignac a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Caignac falls below the line for grades. Just 14% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Caignac stand out

The one thing Caignac does most differently from other towns.

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Pigeonnier
Pigeonnier · Level not given · Photo: Supertuxxx · CC BY-SA 3.0
Caignac’s story

Caignac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Caignac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest date from the 16th century.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Caignac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Caignac.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Caignac are under 15, more than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

38.8median age

Graduates make up 44% of adults. The age that splits Caignac in two is 38.8. A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Haute-Garonne’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%).

CaignacHaute-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Caignac
CaignacHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1521%19%17%
15–249.9%10%11%
25–4430%25%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+14%18%22%
No diploma11%13%19%
CAP or BEP23%22%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education44%40%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Caignac: 22% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Caignac; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit0
Level not given1
16th c.
oldest protected part
22%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Caignac, 4.9%, runs below Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

8%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 7.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Caignac has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €29,360 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Caignac, 0.2 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Caignac costs less than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.97/m² a month

€9.97/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

8 houses and apartments changed hands in Caignac from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Caignac€9.97/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²
€9.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.14 to €12.22/m² a month)
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Caignac

12pages on Caignac
Nearby attractions

Château de Fajac-la-Relenque and 2 more in and around Caignac

Heritage in and near Caignac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Caignac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Caignac yet.

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About Caignac

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

Caignac is a commune of 405 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres du Lauragais. 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
405 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Terres du Lauragais
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.4 km²)
INSEE code
31099

Caignac’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 →
NaillouxMazèresVillefranche-de-LauragaisCintegabelleSaverdunAyguesvivesNaillouxMazèresVillefranche-de-LauragaisCintegabelleSaverdunAyguesvivesCaignac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Caignac405—————
Nailloux4,2115AA−A−C+
Mazères Ariège3,8525.4BC+B+C−
Villefranche-de-Lauragais5,0725.6BBCC−
Cintegabelle3,0068.8BC+AC
Saverdun Ariège4,8089DC+CD
Ayguesvives2,8129.8AB+B+B−

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.