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FabasHaute-Garonne

Some 196 people live in this town, in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.

Is Fabas a good place to live?

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.

Picked automatically from the data
Fabas’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Fabas’ story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

Fabas has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1991First protected: Église de Saint-Pé-d'Arès
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Landmarks

Fabas 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 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

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

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

Ages and diplomas in Fabas
FabasHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 158.8%19%17%
15–246.7%10%11%
25–4420%25%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+37%18%22%
No diploma22%13%19%
CAP or BEP31%22%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education22%40%30%

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

History

Fabas keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 49% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Fabas is Église de Saint-Pé-d'Arès.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

17th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

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
9%
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 Fabas costs less than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.71/m² a month

€8.71/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Fabas recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fabas€8.71/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²
€8.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €10.52/m² a month)
€7.07/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 Fabas

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Famous people from Fabas

One notable person was born in Fabas.

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About Fabas

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

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 →

All towns in Haute-Garonne →
CazèresSamatanRieumesBératRieux-VolvestreCarbonneCazèresSamatanRieumesBératRieux-VolvestreCarbonneFabas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fabas196—————
Cazères4,85412C−A−DC−
Samatan Gers2,51713—B—B
Rieumes3,51713B−BBC
Bérat3,08715BBAC+
Rieux-Volvestre2,63916AA−AC−
Carbonne5,56316CBCB−

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.