Is Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges a good place to live?
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges out for now. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes. 34% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges stand out
The 2 things Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges counts 7 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1997.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges counts 7 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second.
Ruines antiques: Photo: Fifistorien · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anciens remparts gallo-romains: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enceinte de la ville haute de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.3% of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, fewer than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
57.8median age
Just over two in five adults hold a degree, near Haute-Garonne’s towns (40%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.3% of the town.
Saint-Bertrand-de-CommingesHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges: 44% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
7historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1997. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges counts 7 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Ruines antiques.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges run lower than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns: a median €23,030 a year per consumption unit
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Public transport took 2.4% of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges’ working residents to work at the census. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, close to Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, 0.6 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges costs less than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.01/m² a month
€10.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.05/m² a month. The market in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges€10.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²
€10.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.05 to €12.46/m² a month)
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is a commune of 243 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
243 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code
31472
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
