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This town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie has a population of 220.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Castéra-Lou falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Castéra-Lou as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan, 4.4 mi away.
15% 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 Castéra-Lou.
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Castéra-Lou | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €27,300 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 1.8% of working residents in Castéra-Lou didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.70/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Castéra-Lou.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Castéra-Lou 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 Castéra-Lou 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castéra-Lou | 220 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 5.9 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Vic-en-Bigorre | 4,845 | 6.3 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 5,399 | 6.7 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 6.8 | B | B | B | B |
| Tarbes | 44,399 | 7.3 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Soues | 2,988 | 8.3 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Castéra-Lou is a commune of 220 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
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.