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CastagnacHaute-Garonne

325 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.

Is Castagnac a good place to live?

There are no grades for Castagnac: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Paternel 1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Castagnac’s story

Castagnac in pictures

Castagnac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castagnac.

Who lives here

Few people in Castagnac are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

27% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) but above compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents.

43.5median age
CastagnacHaute-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Castagnac
CastagnacHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1518%19%17%
15–248.3%10%11%
25–4427%25%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+19%18%22%
No diploma25%13%19%
CAP or BEP20%22%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education27%40%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Castagnac: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns

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

Castagnac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
2003
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Castagnac, 19.3%, runs above Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

2.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €23,130 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (€27,620) and compared French towns (€25,970).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Castagnac, 0.2 per working resident
19.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

80.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 11 points below the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 13.9 mi away.

80.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Castagnac80.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège François VerdierNearest collègeCollègeCollège9480%−11 pts
80.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −11 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Castagnac costs less than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.21/m² a month

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

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

€11.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Castagnac€11.21/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²
€11.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.00 to €13.97/m² a month)
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Castagnac and 4 more in and around Castagnac

Heritage and museums in and near Castagnac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Castagnac

13pages on Castagnac

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Famous people from Castagnac

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

How we find them →

Castagnac’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 →
Montesquieu-VolvestreRieux-VolvestreCarbonneNoéMiremontAuteriveMontesquieu-VolvestreRieux-VolvestreCarbonneNoéMiremontAuteriveCastagnac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Castagnac325—————
Montesquieu-Volvestre3,0506.7BAA−B−
Rieux-Volvestre2,6398.1AA−AC−
Carbonne5,5638.2CBCB−
Noé3,0679.5A−B−AA−
Miremont2,83810BC+AB+
Auterive10,45610B−B−C+B+

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

About Castagnac

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

Castagnac is a commune of 325 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

Population
325 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Volvestre
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²)
INSEE code
31111

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 8, 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.