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AncizanHautes-Pyrénées

294 people live in this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.

Population

294

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.50

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,640

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Ancizan a good place to live?

Ancizan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 44% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Ancizan stand out

The one thing Ancizan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Blaise-et-Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Sotos · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ancizan’s story

Ancizan in pictures

Ancizan has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Brice Gertoux, born in 1744, is the one person born in Ancizan before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1978First protected: Maison du 16e siècle
2025Most recently protected: Église Saint-Blaise-et-Saint-Martin

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Landmarks

Ancizan has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Maison du 16e siècleHouse · 16th c.

Église Saint-Blaise-et-Saint-MartinChurch

Photo credits

Maison du 16e siècle: Photo: Filou · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Blaise-et-Saint-Martin: Photo: Sotos · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ancizan.

Who lives here

Few people in Ancizan are 15 to 24: 8.5%, fewer than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

49median age

Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) but above compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Ancizan are older than 49.

AncizanHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Hautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP23%

Baccalauréat27%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ancizan
	Ancizan	Hautes-Pyrénées median	France median
Under 15	17%	14%	17%
15–24	8.5%	9.6%	11%
25–44	20%	20%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	26%	29%	22%
No diploma	15%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	23%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	27%	19%	18%
Higher education	28%	26%	30%

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Ages49 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households150 households · 2 people per household Born abroad5.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Ancizan?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Ancizan: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Ancizan has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

16th c.

oldest protected part

1978

first monument protected

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Age of homes21% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Ancizan?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Ancizan has lower unemployment than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 8.5%

11%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €23,640 a year per consumption unit, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Ancizan, for 150 working residents (0.7 per worker). At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Ancizan didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

On foot7%

Bicycle3%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Ancizan, 0.7 per working resident

8.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,640

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,640 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

99.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.2 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 14.3 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ancizan99.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Maréchal FochNearest collègeCollège	Collège	67	99%+4 pts

99.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate

2.2 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges99.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Ancizan costs less than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.50/m² a month

€9.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Ancizan.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ancizan€9.50/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²

€9.50/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.96 to €12.97/m² a month)

€9.48/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.50/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ancizan

13pages on Ancizan

The big questions

SchoolsOne collège and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.5 mi away Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Nearby attractions

Musée de la vallée d'Aure and 7 more in and around Ancizan

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Ancizan. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumMusée de la vallée d'Aurein town ChâteauChâteauTour de Guet de Cadéac1.8 km north, in Cadéac ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Nestes4 km northeast, in Arreau Theme parkTheme parkLittle Valley2.7 km south, in Guchan ZooZooLes Aigles d'Aure4.2 km northeast, in Arreau MuseumMuseumAquascope3.9 km south, in Vielle-Aure

Famous people from Ancizan

One notable person was born in Ancizan.

Their page →

Brice GertouxFrench politician · 1744–1812

About Ancizan

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Ancizan is a commune of 294 people in the Communauté de communes Aure Louron. 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

Population: 294 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Aure Louron
Département: Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 16 sq mi (41.6 km²)
INSEE code: 65006

Ancizan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hautes-Pyrénées →

Bagnères-de-BigorreLannemezanAncizan

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ancizan	294	—	—	—	—	—
Bagnères-de-Bigorre	7,114	16	C⁺	B⁻	C⁻	C
Lannemezan	5,811	17	C⁻	A	D	C⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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 9, 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.