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A town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, home to 17 people.
Casterets is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 17% of its housing. 41% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Casterets does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Casterets as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Quatre gisements préhistoriques, in Montmaurin, 6.5 mi away.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Casterets 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 Casterets.
44% of adults hold a degree, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town. Casterets has a median age of 55.5 years.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Casterets | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.9% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 13% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 20.0% of working residents in Casterets at the census.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Casterets. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Casterets yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Casterets is a commune of 17 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Trie et du Magnoac. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casterets | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 16 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne | 12,139 | 16 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Mirande Gers | 3,457 | 16 | B | B | B | B |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 17 | C− | A | D | C− |
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.