Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie has a population of 882.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bours out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bours as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Jardin Massey, in Tarbes, 2.7 mi away.
12% 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 Bours.
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults. 17% are under 15, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and close to compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bours | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,920 a year per consumption unit, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Bours holds 150 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 4.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
The bac pass rate near Bours is 91.3%, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MasseyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 94%+5 pts |
| Lycée général privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 51 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 108 | 99%+4 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.
Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Bours recorded 26 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, gardens and other places to visit in and near Bours. Best known first.
GardenJardin Massey4.4 km south, in Tarbes
MuseumMusée Massey4.3 km south, in Tarbes
MuseumMaison natale du maréchal Foch4.9 km south, in TarbesAttractionAttractionCloître de Saint-Sever-de-Rustan4.4 km south, in TarbesChâteauChâteauManoir de Bazet2.1 km northwest, in BazetMuseumMuseumMusée de la Résistance et de la Déportation4.9 km southwest, in TarbesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Bours 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 Bours 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
Bours is a commune of 882 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 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.