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Home to 50 people, this town lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Chèze: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 45% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Chèze does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chèze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2010.
17% 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 Chèze.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chèze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. Line up the people of Chèze by age and the one in the middle is 45. Among adults, 28% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Chèze | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 44% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Chèze 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.
Chèze recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Chèze. Best known first.
Chèze 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 Chèze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chèze | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 7.6 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 13 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 14 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Chèze is a commune of 50 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. 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.