One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Safety is its strong suit (B+): an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 12.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With a B overall, Aureilhan is better than 63% of compared French towns and ranks #8 of 12 in Hautes-Pyrénées. It is strong on cost of living as well (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for schools, B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Aureilhan 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aureilhan.
Safety
Less crime per resident in Aureilhan than in 72% of compared French towns
149 offenses were reported in Aureilhan during 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was burglary (2025).
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary44
Criminal damage39
Family violence24
Theft from vehicles20
Other physical violence15
Sexual violence7
Fraud40
Theft without violence28
Drug use9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
149
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
An older town: 28% of residents are 65 or over
Children under 15 make up 15%, between Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Aureilhan is 49.3 years old. Also worth knowing: 25% of adults hold a degree.
49.3median age
AureilhanHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Homes in Aureilhan sell for a median €1,667/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Aureilhan sell for €1,357/m², houses for €1,705/m². The estimated advertised rent is €9.91/m² a month, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€10.24/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 78% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,667/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Aureilhan€1,667/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€1,744/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,705/m²
212
Apartments
€1,357/m²
59
€9.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.78 to €12.63/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,150
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Aureilhan’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 61% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 963 residents of Aureilhan died, against 1,064 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. Its care home for older people (79 places) counts its residents as Aureilhan’s; allowing for it, deaths were 16% below expected. In Hautes-Pyrénées, women can expect to live 85.3 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises in the town.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Aureilhan · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Tarbes Lourdes Gespe site Tarbes
1.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Tarbes Lourdes Gespe site Tarbes
85.3 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hautes-Pyrénées, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Only 7.5% of commuters in Aureilhan go to work without a car, fewer than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and across compared French towns
12.8% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €24,340 a year per consumption unit, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Aureilhan didn’t travel to work at all.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Bicycle4%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,200
jobs based in Aureilhan, 0.4 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Aureilhan
Is Aureilhan safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #6 of 12 in Hautes-Pyrénées. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Aureilhan good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #10 of 14 in Hautes-Pyrénées. The lycée stands out: 100% of 51 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Jeanne d'Arc in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Aureilhan expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Aureilhan grades B+ for cost of living.
About Aureilhan
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Aureilhan is a commune of 8,031 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. 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
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.
