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GratensHaute-Garonne

Home to 805 people, this town lies in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.

Is Gratens a good place to live?

Gratens has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY 4.0
Gratens’ story

Gratens in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gratens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1953First protected: Croix du 18e siècle
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Landmarks

The list names few of Gratens’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gratens.

Who lives here

Gratens has fewer young adults than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24

42.1median age

Over-65s are 16% of the population. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 36% of adults.

GratensHaute-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gratens
GratensHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1520%19%17%
15–248.5%10%11%
25–4425%25%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+16%18%22%
No diploma11%13%19%
CAP or BEP28%22%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education36%40%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Gratens: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gratens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
14th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Gratens, 6.6%, runs below Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €27,860 a year per consumption unit, near Haute-Garonne’s towns (€27,620) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Gratens: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.3 each). Also worth knowing: 5.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Gratens, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gratens than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.71/m² a month

€8.71/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Gratens.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gratens€8.71/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²
€8.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €10.52/m² a month)
€10.24/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 Gratens

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Famous people from Gratens

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About Gratens

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

Gratens is a commune of 805 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Garonne. 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
805 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Garonne
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6 sq mi (15.5 km²)
INSEE code
31229

Gratens’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Garonne →
BératCarbonneRieux-VolvestreLongagesRieumesNoéBératCarbonneRieux-VolvestreLongagesRieumesNoéGratens
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gratens805—————
Bérat3,0874.6BBAC+
Carbonne5,5635.1CBCB−
Rieux-Volvestre2,6395.9AA−AC−
Longages3,3926B+BA+B
Rieumes3,5176.1B−BBC
Noé3,0677.8A−B−AA−

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 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.