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Population 78: a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Betpouey has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 60% of homes here are second homes. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Betpouey does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Betpouey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église des Templiers, in Luz-Saint-Sauveur, 2.2 mi away.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Betpouey 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 Betpouey.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.8% of residents. 35% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Betpouey: 59.2, the median.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Betpouey | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 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
13.2% of Betpouey’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 87% drove.
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.
The market in Betpouey: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Betpouey. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Betpouey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Betpouey is a commune of 78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betpouey | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 11 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 14 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 15 | C | B+ | D | 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.