Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, this town has 1,298 residents.
Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on walkability: 51% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 36% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Capvern has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Capvern does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Capvern with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Capvern has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Capvern has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Capvern.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,147/m², below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€1,744/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 61 homes were sold in Capvern. Of the homes sold, 79% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,214/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Hautes-Pyrénées is 85.3 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. After the care-home adjustment, Capvern’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (87) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 145 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 142, 2% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
650 jobs are based in Capvern, for 550 working residents (1.2 per worker). A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (12.4%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,980 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 13%. Over-65s are 25% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Capvern | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century. Capvern has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Capvern has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Capvern yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capvern | 1,298 | — | — | A | — | C |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 3.7 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 8.9 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 12 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 13 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Soues | 2,988 | 13 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 14 | B | B | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Capvern has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 12.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Capvern grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Capvern is a commune of 1,298 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.