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A town of 1,925 in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.
Health is its strong suit — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,711/m² takes 6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux Bellevue. Getting around depends on the car: 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools are weaker too — brevet results 4.3 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Labastide-Saint-Sernin 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.
The one thing Labastide-Saint-Sernin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Labastide-Saint-Sernin 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.
Labastide-Saint-Sernin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Labastide-Saint-Sernin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Launaguet, in Launaguet, 4.4 mi away.
2.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Labastide-Saint-Sernin.
The unemployment rate here is 5.2%. At the census, 2.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Labastide-Saint-Sernin: 200, for 1,000 residents in work (0.2 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Labastide-Saint-Sernin records 77 deaths per 100 expected. 110 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 143: 23% below. The nearest emergency department to Labastide-Saint-Sernin is Clinique de L Union, 6.3 mi away. There are 6 general practitioners in the town.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.56/m² a month, below both Haute-Garonne’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Labastide-Saint-Sernin recorded 55 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.86/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,723/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 5.1 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.1 mi to the nearest one. Also worth knowing: the brevet pass rate near Labastide-Saint-Sernin is 89.4%, about level with Haute-Garonne’s towns (88.4%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claude CornacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 79%−13 pts |
| Collège Jean DieuzaideBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 212 | 97%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 40% of adults, about level with Haute-Garonne’s towns (40%) and above compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Ages in Labastide-Saint-Sernin split evenly at 43: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Labastide-Saint-Sernin | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Labastide-Saint-Sernin 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 Labastide-Saint-Sernin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-Saint-Sernin | 1,925 | — | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Montberon | 3,158 | 1.4 | — | B | — | A− |
| Pechbonnieu | 4,922 | 2 | A | B | A | A |
| Gratentour | 4,906 | 2.2 | B− | C | A | B+ |
| Bruguières | 6,202 | 3 | B+ | C | B− | B |
| Castelginest | 11,271 | 3.5 | C+ | C | B+ | B |
| Lapeyrouse-Fossat | 3,043 | 3.6 | A | C+ | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Labastide-Saint-Sernin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Labastide-Saint-Sernin grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Labastide-Saint-Sernin is a commune of 1,925 people in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux Bellevue. 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) · 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 9, 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.