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A town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, home to 504 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Artagnan is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Artagnan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Assomption, in Maubourguet, 5.1 mi away.
27% 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 Artagnan.
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. 14% are under 15, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Artagnan | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 8.4%. Jobs located in Artagnan: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.2 each). 3.4% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre Mendès FranceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 111 | 93%+1 pt |
| Lycée général Pierre Mendès FranceNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 77 | 97%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Pierre Mendès FranceBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 57 | 98%+7 pts |
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Artagnan. Best known first.
Nothing in Artagnan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Artagnan as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artagnan | 504 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vic-en-Bigorre | 4,845 | 1.6 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 5,399 | 10 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 11 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Tarbes | 44,399 | 12 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Ibos | 2,813 | 12 | A− | B− | B− | A |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 12 | B | B | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Artagnan is a commune of 504 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) · 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.