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CadéacHautes-Pyrénées

The town, home to 309 people, lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.

Is Cadéac a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Cadéac has none. Second homes make up 52% of its housing.

What makes Cadéac stand out

The one thing Cadéac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Penetailhade
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Penetailhade · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cadéac’s story

Cadéac in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1971First protected: Chapelle Notre-Dame de Penetailhade
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cadéac.

Who lives here

Few people in Cadéac are 65 or over: 19%, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.

42.9median age
CadéacHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cadéac
CadéacHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–248.6%9.6%11%
25–4427%20%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+19%29%22%
No diploma11%18%19%
CAP or BEP25%29%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education35%26%30%

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

History

Cadéac keeps more of its old housing than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cadéac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1971
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Cadéac has lower unemployment than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

7.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Cadéac holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €21,760 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Bicycle5%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Cadéac, 0.4 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 1.1 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 14.3 mi off.

99.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cadéac99.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Maréchal FochNearest collègeCollègeCollège6799%+4 pts
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
1.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Cadéac costs less than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.50/m² a month

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

Among the homes sold, 88% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 16 homes were sold in Cadéac.

€9.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cadéac€9.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.96 to €12.97/m² a month)
€9.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Tour de Guet de Cadéac and 7 more in and around Cadéac

Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Cadéac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cadéac

13pages on Cadéac

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Chapelle Notre-Dame de Penetailhade: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cadéac

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cadéac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Cadéac’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 →
Bagnères-de-BigorreLannemezanMontréjeauBagnères-de-BigorreLannemezanMontréjeauCadéac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cadéac309—————
Bagnères-de-Bigorre7,11416C+B−C−C
Lannemezan5,81116C−ADC−
Montréjeau Haute-Garonne2,64818C−A−DD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Cadéac

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Cadéac is a commune of 309 people in the Communauté de communes Aure Louron. 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
309 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Aure Louron
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
65116

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.