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1,340 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Andrest’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.6% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,932/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Andrest has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Andrest does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Andrest with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Andrest has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Andrest; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Andrest.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Andrest’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (87) and compared French towns (88). 132 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 139: 5% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Andrest is Ch Tarbes Lourdes Gespe site Tarbes, 6.8 mi away. 2 GPs practise here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
44 houses and apartments changed hands in Andrest from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,932/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. The median resident of Andrest is 49.2 years old. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and below compared French towns (30%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Andrest | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Andrest; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
4.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €25,560 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Andrest didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Andrest has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Barthélémy: Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Andrest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrest | 1,340 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 5,399 | 4.2 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Vic-en-Bigorre | 4,845 | 4.5 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 5.3 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Tarbes | 44,399 | 5.9 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Ibos | 2,813 | 6.4 | A− | B− | B− | A |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 6.6 | B | B | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Andrest has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 2.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Andrest grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Andrest is a commune of 1,340 people in the Communauté de communes Adour Madiran. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.