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Departments Gers 32 · Occitanie
Dept 32 Rank #58 / 96
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Gers

Occitanie · Nearest city: Auch → Toulouse (~45 min)
🚄 TGV

Gascony rolling hills, Pyrenees silhouette on clear days

Why this score

Gers offers affordable property and decent sunshine, with flat scenery, muggy summers and little tourism as its softer notes. Le Gers offre un immobilier abordable et un ensoleillement correct, avec des paysages plats, des étés moites et un tourisme discret comme points faibles.

Communes

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Climate

Sunshine
2,130h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p71 of 96
Sunny days
175/yr
days >50% sunlit
p73 of 96
Rain days
111/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer rain days each year.
p26 of 96
Annual rainfall
659mm/yr
total volume
p36 of 96
Heavy rain
4/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p44 of 96
Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p13 of 96
Hot days >30°
35/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p81 of 96
Winter mildness
8/10
3.3 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
p74 of 96
Wind
2.6m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p25 of 96
Muggy days
16/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 1.5 more muggy days each year.
p92 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
24
J
27
J
27
A
22
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+7 days · +4 so far
Tropical nights ~+19 nights · +5 so far
Frost days ~-17 days · -16 so far
Dry-soil days ~+35 days

Landscape

Landscape score
3/10
p16 of 96
Max elevation
386m
p38 of 96
Forest cover
8.9%
p11 of 96
Characteristics
🌾 Rural

Gascony rolling hills, Pyrenees silhouette on clear days

Identity

Gers is the birthplace of Jean Castex (homme).

Notable figures born here

Terroir & appellations

Gers lies within protected appellation areas, including Armagnac, Brulhois, Tursan.

Distinctions

Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
Station classée de tourisme (33)

Risks

Safety score
9/10
Flood risk
High
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p82 of 96
Fire risk
High
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p66 of 96
Seismic exposure
Moderate
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p39 of 96
Major risks present

Share of the department's communes listing each risk category

Earthquake Moderate 44.7% p39 of 96
Flooding Low 33% p34 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very low 13.2% p14 of 96
Dam failure Very low 8.5% p41 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 3.9% p55 of 96

Transport

Transport
8/10
5.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
0
—
Work locally
35.5%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Auch → Toulouse (~45 min)
✈ Airport
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) · ~74 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
5.0h direct
🛣 Highways
—

Services

Healthcare
5/10
APL 3.4
p41 of 96
Schools
7/10
Brevet 90%
p78 of 96
Fiber coverage
98%
p83 of 96
Intl schools
0schools
None in department
p11 of 96

People

Population
196,120
p13 of 96
Density
31/km²
Rural
-61% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.1%/yr
-0.1 pts vs median · p39
Median income
$25,200
standard of living · $/yr
p42 of 96
Poverty rate
15.3%
below 60% of median living standard
p56 of 96
Unemployment
9.4%
active population out of work
p16 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 30 residents
p57 of 96 · 6,442 beds
1/92 1/9
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
17%
15-24
12%
25-39
13%
40-54
14%
55-69
19%
70+
25%
Office professionals
13.3%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p45 of 96
Remote work
7.0%
télétravail · works without commuting
#4 highest of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
13.3%
At-home trades
Farmers
5.8%
Artisans & shopkeepers
9.1%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
24.9%
Clerical & service staff
26.3%
Manual workers
20.5%

Real estate

Median
$1,550/m²
$690 $2,800
House $1,620 Apt $1,710
-1.3%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
66.52%
typical commune rate · TFPB
#1 highest of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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