Aventignan has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. 37% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Aventignan stand out
The 2 things Aventignan does most differently from other towns.
Grotte de Gargas · Classé · Photo: Original by Félix Régnault (Born in 1847 - Dead in 1908) - Scan on Flickr by Bibliothèque de Toulouse · Public domain
Aventignan’s story
Aventignan in pictures
Aventignan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Grotte de Gargas: Photo: Original by Félix Régnault (Born in 1847 - Dead in 1908) - Scan on Flickr by Bibliothèque de Toulouse · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aventignan.
Who lives here
Few people in Aventignan are 15 to 24: 7.2%, fewer than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and across compared French towns
55.3median age
People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 13% of residents. Half of Aventignan is older than 55.3, half younger.
AventignanHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 5.0% of commuters in Aventignan go to work without a car, fewer than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and across compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stands at 8.6%. Aventignan holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. 5.3% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Aventignan, 0.5 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Aventignan is a commune of 204 people in the Communauté de communes Neste Barousse. 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
Population
204 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Neste Barousse
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2 sq mi (5.3 km²)
INSEE code
65051
Aventignan’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
