Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 73 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Arbéost: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 64% of its homes are second homes. Just over two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Arbéost does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arbéost as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Pouey-Laün, in Arrens-Marsous, 4.3 mi away.
59% 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 Arbéost.
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 3.2% of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.9% of the town.
40% women, 60% men
About 66 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Arbéost | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 3.2% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Arbéost counts 0.9 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). At the census, 19.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 Arbéost: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Arbéost 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 Arbéost 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbéost | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 9.2 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Nay Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3,184 | 13 | A | B+ | A− | C− |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 14 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 16 | — | A | — | B |
| Gan Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 5,676 | 17 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Bordes Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,872 | 17 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Arbéost is a commune of 73 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nay. 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.