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With 568 residents, it is a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Asté is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 22% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Asté does most differently from other towns.
Asté has 1 historic monument 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 1989.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Léon Castillon, born in 1875, is the one person born in Asté before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Asté.
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Half the people of Asté are older than 51.2. 27% of adults hold a degree, about level with 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%.
| Asté | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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 16th century. Asté has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Median disposable income comes to €23,270 a year per consumption unit. 50 jobs are based in Asté, for 250 working residents (0.2 per worker). 7.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport 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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Asté, 89.5% passed the bac, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Blanche OdinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 98%+7 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Victor DuruyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 90 | 99%+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.
The market in Asté: 26 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Asté. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Saliès2.8 km northwest, in Bagnères-de-BigorreFortFortTour des Jacobins2.8 km northwest, in Bagnères-de-BigorreMuseumMuseumMaison natale Dominique Jean Larrey1.5 km south, in BeaudéanAttractionAttractionMounaques de Campan3 km south, in CampanMuseumMuseumMusée Carrefour des Patrimoines3.2 km south, in CampanPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Asté has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Asté.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asté | 568 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 1.8 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 11 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 11 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Soues | 2,988 | 12 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Odos | 3,265 | 12 | — | B | — | A− |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 13 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Asté is a commune of 568 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute-Bigorre. 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.