Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 129 people, lies in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Gariès has none. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Gariès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gariès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Moulin à vent, in Brignemont, 2.5 mi away.
54% 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 Gariès.
People aged 15 to 24 are 8% of the population. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over, above both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 34% have a degree.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn-et-Garonne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Gariès | Tarn-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 13% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,060 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: at the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Gariès didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Gariès.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Gariès. Best known first.
Nothing in Gariès 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 Gariès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gariès | 129 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaumont-de-Lomagne | 3,824 | 5.4 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| Verdun-sur-Garonne | 4,961 | 11 | B | B | A | C+ |
| Grisolles | 4,214 | 13 | A | B− | B+ | B− |
| Grenade Haute-Garonne | 9,062 | 13 | C+ | B | B | D |
| L'Isle-Jourdain Gers | 9,537 | 14 | A | B | C+ | B |
| Montech | 6,663 | 14 | B+ | B− | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie
Gariès is a commune of 129 people in the Communauté de communes de la Lomagne Tarn-et-Garonnaise. 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 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.