Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie has a population of 334.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Barlest out for now. Second homes make up a tenth of its housing.
The one thing Barlest does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Barlest as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Saturnin, in Loubajac, 1.4 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barlest.
Under 15: 18% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (9.6%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Half of Barlest is older than 42.9, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Barlest | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €25,460 a year per consumption unit.
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.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 4.6 mi away. A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 48 | 100%+11 pts |
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.60/m² a month. 4 houses and apartments changed hands in Barlest from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Barlest is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Barlest yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Barlest is a commune of 334 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
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 October 30, 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.