At under 1,000 residents, Fabas is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes. Over-65s are 37% of the population.
What makes Fabas stand out
The 2 things Fabas does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fabas.
Who lives here
An older town: 37% of people in Fabas are 65 or over, more than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
57.3median age
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.7% of residents. Children under 15 make up 8.8%, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 22% of adults.
FabasHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Fabas run lower than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns: a median €23,180 a year per consumption unit
3%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 100 residents in work, Fabas has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 2.6% of commuters got to work without a car. 10.0% of people in the labour force have no job.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Fabas, 0.4 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Fabas is a commune of 196 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
Population
196 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur et Coteaux du Comminges
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.7 km²)
INSEE code
31178
Fabas’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.