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A town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, home to 785 people.
There are no grades for Gargas: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Gargas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gargas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Launaguet, in Launaguet, 5.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gargas.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of residents. 44% of adults hold a degree, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (40%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The median resident of Gargas is 41.4 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Gargas | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.3% of commuters travelled at the census. For its 400 residents in work, Gargas has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. Half of residents lived on more than €29,730 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (€27,620) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.9 mi away. The closest collège is 2.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claude CornacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 79%−13 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €10.86/m² a month. The market in Gargas: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gargas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gargas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargas | 785 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montberon | 3,158 | 2.9 | — | B | — | A− |
| Gratentour | 4,906 | 3.1 | B− | C | A | B+ |
| Bouloc | 4,618 | 3.3 | A | B | A+ | B |
| Bruguières | 6,202 | 3.4 | B+ | C | B− | B |
| Pechbonnieu | 4,922 | 3.4 | A | B | A | A |
| Castelginest | 11,271 | 4.7 | C+ | C | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Gargas is a commune of 785 people in the Communauté de communes du Frontonnais. 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.