Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie has a population of 12,638.
A town of contrasts. Its weakest is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety lags (C−): an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 24.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is where it shines (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. Overall, that makes a B−, good for #58 of 85 in Haute-Garonne. It comes out better than 46% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares L'Union 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things L'Union does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in L'Union as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Briqueterie du domaine de Miremont, in Launaguet, 1.1 mi away.
1.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in L'Union 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 L'Union.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Haute-Garonne: 86.4 years for women and 82.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 1,424 deaths in L'Union between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,931: 26% below. 15 GPs practise here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,170/m²: 438 houses and apartments sold in L'Union between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 78% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,165/m² | 340 |
| Apartments | €3,185/m² | 98 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how a fifth of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment runs at 8.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
375 offenses were reported in L'Union during 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was burglary (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
9.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 14% of residents. Degrees are held by 46% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| L'Union | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of L'Union, 90.7% passed the bac, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (96.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #80 of 91 in Haute-Garonne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges ChaumetonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 181 | 88%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Raymond NavesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 375 | 96%+1 pt |
| Collège Rosa PARKSBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 77 | 88%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near L'Union. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Launaguet2.8 km northwest, in Launaguet
ChâteauChâteau de Thégra3.1 km southeast, in BalmaChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Geniès3 km north, in Saint-Geniès-BellevueChâteauChâteauMairie de quartier Croix-Daurade2.5 km southwest, in ToulouseMuseumMuseumLes Jardins du Muséum à Borderouge3.6 km southwest, in ToulousePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
6 notable people were born in L'Union.
Sylvia Pinel: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
L'Union is a commune of 12,638 people in the Toulouse Métropole. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Union | 12,638 | — | B− | D | C− | A |
| Saint-Jean | 11,261 | 1.1 | B+ | C− | B+ | B |
| Launaguet | 9,173 | 1.9 | C+ | C | C− | A |
| Montrabé | 4,473 | 2.4 | A | C− | A | A |
| Fonbeauzard | 3,204 | 3 | B− | C | B+ | B+ |
| Castelmaurou | 4,524 | 3 | A+ | B | A | A |
| Aucamville | 9,623 | 3 | D | C− | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #72 of 85 in Haute-Garonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 122 burglaries and 78 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns and #80 of 91 in Haute-Garonne. The lycée stands out: 96% of 375 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Raymond Naves in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,170/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €3,165/m² (340 sales), apartments €3,185/m² (98 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so L'Union grades D for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.