Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, this town has 637 residents.
Capens is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. It skews young: only 12% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Capens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Capens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison de Pardailhan, in Noé, 1.5 mi away.
15% 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 Capens.
People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, below both Haute-Garonne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 37% have a degree. Also worth knowing: half the people of Capens are older than 40.8.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Capens | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Capens counts 1.1 jobs (350 jobs, 300 workers). At the census, 5.1% of working residents in Capens didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 9 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Nelson MandelaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 167 | 87%−4 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.
Sales in Capens from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Capens. Best known first.
Nothing in Capens is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Capens.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Capens is a commune of 637 people in the Communauté de communes du Volvestre. 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 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.