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248 people call this town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Fos has none. Second homes make up just over three fifths of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.
The 2 things Fos does most differently from other towns.
Fos has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
44% 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 Fos.
Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 27% have a degree. Also worth knowing: the age that splits Fos in two is 60.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Fos | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. Fos has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 14.6%, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Fos number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). No commute at all: 4.9% of working residents in the town at the census.
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.
Among the homes sold, 96% were houses. Fos recorded 26 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Fos has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fos yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fos | 248 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Gaudens | 12,139 | 17 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Montréjeau | 2,648 | 17 | C− | A− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Fos is a commune of 248 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises. 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.