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Home to 82 people, this town lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Avajan has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 83% of homes here are second homes. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Avajan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Avajan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Mercurial, in Vielle-Louron, 0.6 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Avajan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avajan.
12% are under 15, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 41% of adults.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Avajan | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 16.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than 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 Avajan: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.49/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Avajan. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Avajan yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Avajan is a commune of 82 people in the Communauté de communes Aure Louron. 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.