Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, this town has 123 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lourde has none. Holiday and other second homes account for half of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Lourde does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lourde as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Garraux, in Bezins-Garraux, 3.9 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 Lourde.
Among adults, 36% have a degree. 16% are under 15, below both Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 31% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Lourde | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.3% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €26,630 a year per consumption unit, in line with Haute-Garonne’s towns (€27,620) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The market in Lourde: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Lourde. Best known first.
Nothing in Lourde 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 Lourde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourde | 123 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montréjeau | 2,648 | 8.6 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Saint-Gaudens | 12,139 | 9.5 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Lannemezan Hautes-Pyrénées | 5,811 | 17 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Lourde is a commune of 123 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
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.