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BetbèzeHautes-Pyrénées

42 people call this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie home.

Is Betbèze a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Betbèze has none. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. 36% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Betbèze stand out

The 2 things Betbèze does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Betbèze’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Betbèze’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Betbèze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1977First protected: Chapelle Saint-Brice
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Landmarks

Betbèze has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Betbèze.

Who lives here

Few people in Betbèze are 15 to 24: 5.1%, fewer than in both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

56.5median age

People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half of Betbèze is older than 56.5, half younger.

BetbèzeHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Betbèze
BetbèzeHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–245.1%9.6%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+36%29%22%
No diploma19%18%19%
CAP or BEP23%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education29%26%30%

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

History

Betbèze keeps more of its old housing than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Betbèze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1977
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

More people in Betbèze are out of work than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or across compared French towns: 16.7%

10%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%
On foot10%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Betbèze, 0.5 per working resident
16.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
20%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Betbèze costs less than in both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.51/m² a month

€9.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.34/m² a month. Betbèze recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Betbèze€9.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.39 to €12.24/m² a month)
€8.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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About Betbèze

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Betbèze is a commune of 42 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Trie et du Magnoac. 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
42 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Trie et du Magnoac
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
INSEE code
65088

Betbèze’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 →
MontréjeauSaint-GaudensLannemezanMirandeMontréjeauSaint-GaudensLannemezanMirandeBetbèze
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Betbèze42—————
Montréjeau Haute-Garonne2,64814C−A−DD
Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne12,13914C+A−DC+
Lannemezan5,81115C−ADC−
Mirande Gers3,45718BBBB

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.