Where it does best is jobs & income (A−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,243/m² takes 5.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Terres du Lauragais. The weak point is walkability (C).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Gardouch has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Gardouch with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Canal du Midi : Aqueduc des Voûtes ou de l'Hers (également sur commune de Renneville): Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canal du Midi : Aqueduc des Voûtes ou de l'Hers: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gardouch.
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Gardouch is below 69% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Haute-Garonne live to 86.4 on average and men to 82.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 99 deaths in Gardouch between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 122: 19% below. The nearest emergency department to Gardouch is Centre hospitalier Jean Pierre Cassabel Hop Proximite, 14.9 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Gardouch can choose among 5 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Gardouch · 5.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jean Pierre Cassabel Hop Proximite
15.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Capio la Croix du Sud Groupe Ramsay Sante
86.4 · 82.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Gardouch, 5.8%, runs below Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
5.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,680 a year. At the census, 5.9% of working residents in Gardouch didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Gardouch, 0.3 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 32% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate
99%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Gardouch, 98.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (96.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 2 mi off. At the general lycée, 99% of 272 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Gardouch are 15 to 24: 8.6%, fewer than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
44.7median age
41% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, near Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Ages in Gardouch split evenly at 44.7: half are older, half younger.
GardouchHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education41%
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%.
Gardouch is a commune of 1,370 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres du Lauragais. 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
1,370 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Terres du Lauragais
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.2 km²)
INSEE code
31210
Gardouch’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gardouch
Is Gardouch safe?
Gardouch has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Gardouch good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gardouch expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.01/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gardouch grades B for cost of living.
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.
