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The town, home to 473 people, lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ayzac-Ost falls below the line for grades. Just over a quarter of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The 2 things Ayzac-Ost does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ayzac-Ost as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Savin, in Saint-Savin, 2.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ayzac-Ost 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 Ayzac-Ost.
People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town. 38% of adults hold a degree, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Ayzac-Ost by age and the one in the middle is 53.2.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Ayzac-Ost | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,090 a year per consumption unit. 100 jobs are based in Ayzac-Ost, for 200 working residents (0.6 per worker). 7.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower 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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Ayzac-Ost, 96.0% passed the bac, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège climatique René BillèresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 93%−1 pt |
| Lycée climatique René BillèresNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 82 | 96%−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.
Houses were 90% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Ayzac-Ost. Best known first.
3 notable people were born in Ayzac-Ost.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Ayzac-Ost is a commune of 473 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayzac-Ost | 473 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 1.3 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 5.7 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 11 | — | A | — | B |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 13 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 13 | — | B | — | B− |
| Nay Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3,184 | 13 | A | B+ | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.