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Home to 296 people, this town lies in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Esperce has none. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.
The one thing Esperce does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Esperce as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Lézat-sur-Lèze, 3.2 mi away.
36% 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 Esperce.
The under-15s are 19% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, near Haute-Garonne’s towns (18%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Nearly two in five adults hold a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Esperce | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 50 jobs are based in Esperce, for 150 working residents (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,180 a year per consumption unit, near Haute-Garonne’s towns (€27,620) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.50/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Esperce.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Esperce is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Esperce as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperce | 296 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auterive | 10,456 | 5.3 | B− | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Miremont | 2,838 | 5.3 | B | C+ | A | B+ |
| Cintegabelle | 3,006 | 6.8 | B | C+ | A | C |
| Noé | 3,067 | 7.7 | A− | B− | A | A− |
| Lagardelle-sur-Lèze | 3,303 | 7.7 | — | C | — | B |
| Le Fauga | 2,603 | 9 | — | B | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Esperce is a commune of 296 people in the Communauté de communes du Bassin Auterivain Haut-Garonnais. 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.