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GarinHaute-Garonne

A town of 146 in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.

Is Garin a good place to live?

There are no grades for Garin: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for just over half of homes. Over-65s are 34% of the population.

What makes Garin stand out

The 2 things Garin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Saint-Tritous
Chapelle Saint-Tritous · Inscrit · Photo: Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 4.0
Garin’s story

Garin in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Garin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1971First protected: Chapelle Saint-Tritous
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The data

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Who lives here

An older town: 34% of people in Garin are 65 or over, more than in Haute-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns

Graduates make up 28% of adults. 9.6% are under 15, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.9%.

55.2median age
GarinHaute-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Garin
GarinHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 159.6%19%17%
15–248.9%10%11%
25–4417%25%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+34%18%22%
No diploma11%13%19%
CAP or BEP23%22%26%
Baccalauréat28%19%18%
Higher education28%40%30%

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

History

Garin keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Garin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1971
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Garin than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%

7.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 50 residents in work, Garin has 50 jobs: 0.6 each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,810 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Garin, 0.6 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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 Garin costs less than in Haute-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.49/m² a month

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

Garin recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.05/m² a month.

€9.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Garin€9.49/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²
€9.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €13.66/m² a month)
€9.05/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 Garin

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Landmarks

Garin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Tritous: Photo: Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Garin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Garin yet.

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About Garin

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

Garin is a commune of 146 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

Population
146 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.6 km²)
INSEE code
31213

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.