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AveranHautes-Pyrénées

86 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.

Is Averan a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Averan is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Averan’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Averan’s story

No historic monuments in Averan

The Culture ministry lists no building in Averan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Tumulus de la Halliade, in Bartrès, 3.5 mi away.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Averan.

Who lives here

Few people in Averan are 15 to 24: 4.7%, fewer than in both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 31% of adults, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 22% of residents are 65 or older. The median resident of Averan is 48 years old.

48median age
AveranHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Averan
AveranHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–244.7%9.6%11%
25–4426%20%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+22%29%22%
No diploma10%18%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education31%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Averan has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.1 for each

7.5% of Averan’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.1%, lower than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (12.4%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Averan, 0.1 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.

93%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Averan90.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Averan93.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège La Serre de SarsanNearest collègeCollègeCollège7390%−2 pts
Lycée général et technologique La Serre de SarsanNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée5993%−4 pts
93%
passed the general and technological bac, −4 pts against the expected rate
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Averan is €10.09/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Averan from July 2023 to June 2026: 1 houses and apartments.

€10.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Averan€10.09/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.09 to €12.58/m² a month)
€9.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Averan

13pages on Averan

Landmarks

Nothing in Averan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Averan

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Averan yet.

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Averan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hautes-Pyrénées →
LourdesJuillanOdosSouesIbosPontacqLourdesJuillanOdosSouesIbosPontacqAveran
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Averan86—————
Lourdes13,2663.7CB+DC−
Juillan3,9994.3—B—B−
Odos3,2654.8—B—A−
Soues2,9886.8A−B+A+B+
Ibos2,8136.8A−B−B−A
Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques2,9257—A—B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Averan

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Averan is a commune of 86 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

Population
86 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.3 km²)
INSEE code
65052

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.