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This town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie has a population of 299.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Adast has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.
The one thing Adast does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Adast as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Savin, in Saint-Savin, 0.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Adast. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Adast.
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. 9.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (9.6%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Ages in Adast split evenly at 51.8: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Adast | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Adast number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). At the census, 4.5% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €25,610 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985).
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 bac pass rate near Adast is 96.0%, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège climatique René BillèresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 93%−1 pt |
| Lycée climatique René BillèresNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 82 | 96%−1 pt |
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Adast.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Adast 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 Adast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adast | 299 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 2.4 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 8.7 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 13 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 15 | — | A | — | B |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 16 | — | B | — | B− |
| Odos | 3,265 | 17 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Adast is a commune of 299 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. 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.