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CampistrousHautes-Pyrénées

Home to 314 people, this town lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.

Is Campistrous a good place to live?

Campistrous has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.

What makes Campistrous stand out

The one thing Campistrous does most differently from other towns.

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Campistrous’ story

1 historic monument, the oldest from prehistory

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Campistrous: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1965.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1965First protected: Deux tumuli d'Arioulès de Chourrine et trois tumuli dits Tr…
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Landmarks

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

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The data

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Who lives here

Campistrous has fewer young adults than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 5.5% are 15 to 24

53.9median age

Retirement age and beyond: 34% of residents are 65 or older. Line up the people of Campistrous by age and the one in the middle is 53.9. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%).

CampistrousHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%

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 Campistrous
CampistrousHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–245.5%9.6%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+34%29%22%
No diploma18%18%19%
CAP or BEP27%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education29%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Campistrous: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

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

Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Campistrous is Deux tumuli d'Arioulès de Chourrine et trois tumuli dits Tres Puyos.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1965
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Campistrous, 3.4%, runs below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €27,990 a year per consumption unit, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Campistrous, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Bicycle3%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Campistrous, 0.3 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

94%passed the bac (general and technological)

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

The nearest collège is 1.2 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Campistrous, 94.0% passed the bac, about level with both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Campistrous88.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Campistrous94.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Gaston FébusNearest collègeCollègeCollège9088%−4 pts
Lycée général MicheletNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée13494%−4 pts
94%
passed the general and technological bac, −4 pts against the expected rate
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
1.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Campistrous than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.82/m² a month

€8.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Campistrous: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.30/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Campistrous€8.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€8.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.04 to €11.05/m² a month)
€9.30/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 Campistrous

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Campistrous is a commune of 314 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Lannemezan. 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
314 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Plateau de Lannemezan
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code
65125

Campistrous’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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LannemezanMontréjeauBagnères-de-BigorreBarbazan-DebatSouesSéméacLannemezanMontréjeauBagnères-de-BigorreBarbazan-DebatSouesSéméacCampistrous
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Campistrous314—————
Lannemezan5,8111.6C−ADC−
Montréjeau Haute-Garonne2,64810C−A−DD
Bagnères-de-Bigorre7,11412C+B−C−C
Barbazan-Debat3,47813A+A−A+A+
Soues2,98814A−B+A+B+
Séméac5,23615BBBB

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.