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Hautes-Pyrénées

Hautes-Pyrénées has 231,453 residents in 469 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,690/m², from €1,210/m² in Lannemezan to €2,480/m² in Argelès-Gazost among communes of more than 2,000 people. 65% of households own their main home.

Département 65 · 469 communes · Updated 24 October 2026
231,453residents2022 census
€1,690/m²median price per m²five years of sales
65%of households own their homemain home
23%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Hautes-Pyrénées.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space
Map of Hautes-Pyrénées : Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Hautes-Pyrénées : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years
Map of Hautes-Pyrénées : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years
<€1,500€5,000+
Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021
Map of Hautes-Pyrénées : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021
<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 16 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

CommuneResidentsPrice per m²Living standardHome ownersAged 75+UnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Argelès-Gazost2,805€2,480/m²€21,77056%22%11.6%31%69
Aureilhan8,033€1,620/m²€21,37069%14%12.8%26%24
Bagnères-de-Bigorre7,060€1,840/m²€20,57051%20%12.1%34%118
Barbazan-Debat3,495€1,770/m²€23,24079%11%12.3%25%20
Bordères-sur-l'Échez5,394€1,780/m²€20,66068%10%9.1%15%24
Ibos2,921€1,860/m²€24,68078%14%7.7%26%16
Juillan4,019€1,960/m²€23,63081%13%8.4%18%19
Lannemezan5,810€1,210/m²€20,40051%15%12.7%47%8
Lourdes13,266€1,260/m²€18,81048%18%22.6%37%79
Maubourguet2,232€1,280/m²€20,47064%19%15.3%27%35
Odos3,291€1,860/m²€25,91085%13%6.7%43%22
Ossun2,352€1,700/m²€22,93079%14%6.3%25%19
Soues3,000€1,700/m²€21,67070%12%10.9%9%27
Séméac5,202€1,740/m²€22,08071%14%13.3%18%60
Tarbes44,529€1,460/m²€19,07034%13%19.3%11%176
Vic-en-Bigorre4,830€1,390/m²€20,71063%20%12.6%9%57

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

231,453 residents and 113,209 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

14%
aged under 15
15%
aged 15–29
35%
aged 60 and over
42%
of households are people living alone
19%
of households are couples with children
10%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

166,811 homes, 68% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

60%
of homes are houses
65%
of households own their home
10%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
23%
second homes
9%
empty homes
88%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191913%
1919–19457%
1946–197025%
1971–199028%
1991–200514%
2006–201913%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

19,688 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,690/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²
€1,700/m²flats9,030 sales
€1,690/m²houses10,658 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

11.7%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
27%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
6%
managers and professionals among over-15s
36%
retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Hautes-Pyrénées on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

8.6GPs per 10,000 residents2025
86pharmacieson 1 January 2025
211food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners198
Dentists170
Nurses617
Physiotherapists415
Pharmacies86
Group health centres20
Emergency departments5
Supermarkets and hypermarkets67
Convenience stores and grocers144
Bakeries201
Butchers94
Petrol stations48
EV charging stations150
Post offices and postal points100
Banks77
France services centres24
Police and gendarmerie26
Restaurants921
Hairdressers386
Nurseries46
Swimming pools33
Sports halls81
Gyms27
Cinemas19
Libraries81
Performance venues7

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 469 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake100%
Ground movement98%
Flooding90%
Forest fire51%
Transport of hazardous goods26%
Avalanche15%
Dam failure7%
Industrial hazard2%
3,312natural-disaster declarationssince 1982
57%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows2,019
Ground movement611
Storms and cyclones469
Drought (clay shrinkage)194
Other (snow, hail, avalanches…)15
Earthquakes4

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026