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It is a town of 3,478 residents in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Safety is its strong suit: an average of 1 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Add health to its strengths: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,748/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. Put together, the subjects come to an A+ overall, better than 96% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #1 of 12 in Hautes-Pyrénées. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Barbazan-Debat 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.
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The 3 things Barbazan-Debat does most differently from other towns.
Barbazan-Debat has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2020.
2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →The list names few of Barbazan-Debat’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barbazan-Debat.
In 2025, 30 offenses were recorded in Barbazan-Debat. No compared town in Hautes-Pyrénées has less graded crime per resident than Barbazan-Debat: it ranks first of 12. The commonest graded crime here was burglary (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 24.5% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Hautes-Pyrénées, women can expect to live 85.3 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 391 deaths in Barbazan-Debat from 2016 to 2025; there were 251, 36% fewer. There are 3 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,748/m²: 95 houses and apartments sold in Barbazan-Debat between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 93% of what sold. House rents are put at about €9.30/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,803/m² | 88 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. 30% of residents are 65 or over, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 32% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Barbazan-Debat | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 20th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.7% of the total, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (5.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
4.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €26,760 a year per consumption unit, higher than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Near Barbazan-Debat, 96.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one. School results put the town #8 of 14 in Hautes-Pyrénées.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ValéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 125 | 84%−6 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Marie CurieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 369 | 97%±0 pts |
| Collège DesaixBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 80 | 88%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Barbazan-Debat. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Barbazan-Debat.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Barbazan-Debat is a commune of 3,478 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 12 in Hautes-Pyrénées. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #8 of 14 in Hautes-Pyrénées. 97% of 369 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Marie Curie in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,748/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Barbazan-Debat grades A− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.