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Home to 271 people, this town lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Burg out for now. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 33% of the population.
The 2 things Burg does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Burg as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Deux tumuli d'Arioulès de Chourrine et trois tumuli dits Tres Puyos, in Campistrous, 4.6 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Burg 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 Burg.
33% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.7% of the town. Half of Burg is older than 55.3, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Burg | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
1.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 100 residents in work, Burg has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,130 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Burg.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Burg as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Burg is a commune of 271 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burg | 271 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 5.5 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 10 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 11 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 11 | B | B | B | B |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 12 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 12 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
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 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.