Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 109 residents and lies in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Fougaron out for now. Half of homes here are second homes. 35% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Fougaron does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fougaron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-Tramesaygues, in Audressein, 6.2 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Fougaron is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fougaron.
Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are just over a third of the population. 32% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Fougaron | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Fougaron. A house rents for an estimated €7.92/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fougaron yet.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Fougaron is a commune of 109 people in the Communauté de communes Cagire Garonne Salat. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fougaron | 109 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Girons Ariège | 6,008 | 11 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Saint-Gaudens | 12,139 | 14 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Cazères | 4,854 | 17 | C− | A− | D | C− |
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 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.