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Home to 189 people, this town lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Bégole isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 11% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Bégole does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bégole, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bégole.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, lower than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Residents of Bégole have a median age of 49.1. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bégole | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bégole, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
50 jobs are based in Bégole, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €25,580 a year per consumption unit, higher than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and near compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 7.5% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Bégole from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bégole has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Viaduc de Lanespède: Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bégole yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bégole | 189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 3.9 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 11 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 11 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 12 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 12 | B | B | B | B |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 13 | C− | A− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Bégole is a commune of 189 people in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux du Val d'Arros. 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 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.