Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
513 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Clarens isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The one thing Clarens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Clarens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Deux tumuli d'Arioulès de Chourrine et trois tumuli dits Tres Puyos, in Campistrous, 2.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clarens.
Degrees are held by a third of adults. 29% of residents are 65 or over, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Clarens: 52.2, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Clarens | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 5.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Clarens has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €27,380 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Clarens is 94.0%, near both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston FébusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 90 | 88%−4 pts |
| Lycée général MicheletNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 134 | 94%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Clarens: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Clarens 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 Clarens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarens | 513 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 2.3 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 9 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 14 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 15 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 16 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne | 12,139 | 16 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Clarens is a commune of 513 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) · 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 8, 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.