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Home to 655 people, this town lies in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Varès out for now. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Varès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Varès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Roche, in Clairac, 4.5 mi away.
19% 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 Varès.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.5% of the population. Degrees are held by 17% of adults, lower than both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 30% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Varès | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Varès, for 250 working residents (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,910 a year per consumption unit, higher than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) and near compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 7.3% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 8.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège GermillacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 88%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.96/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Varès.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Varès 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 Varès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varès | 655 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tonneins | 9,459 | 3.2 | C+ | A | D | C |
| Clairac | 2,606 | 4.8 | C− | A− | D | C− |
| Aiguillon | 3,968 | 9.2 | C | A− | C− | C |
| Marmande | 17,328 | 10 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Miramont-de-Guyenne | 3,081 | 12 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot | 6,541 | 12 | B− | A | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Varès is a commune of 655 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Val de Garonne Agglomération. 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) · 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.