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CoussanHautes-Pyrénées

104 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.

Is Coussan a good place to live?

Coussan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Over-65s are 36% of the population.

What makes Coussan stand out

The one thing Coussan does most differently from other towns.

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Coussan’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Coussan’s story

No historic monuments in Coussan

The Culture ministry lists no building in Coussan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Jardin Massey, in Tarbes, 6.5 mi away.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Coussan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coussan.

Who lives here

Coussan has fewer young adults than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 1.9% are 15 to 24

56median age

31% of adults hold a degree, higher than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and near compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 36% of the town. One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15.

CoussanHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Coussan
CoussanHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–241.9%9.6%11%
25–4417%20%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+36%29%22%
No diploma8.9%18%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education31%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Only 2.5% of commuters in Coussan go to work without a car, fewer than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and across compared French towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

9.1% of people in the labour force have no job.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Coussan, 0.3 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Coussan than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.30/m² a month

€9.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Coussan from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Coussan€9.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€9.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €11.55/m² a month)
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Everything we know about Coussan

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Famous people from Coussan

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About Coussan

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Coussan is a commune of 104 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

Population
104 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Coteaux du Val d'Arros
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.2 sq mi (3.2 km²)
INSEE code
65153

Coussan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hautes-Pyrénées →
SéméacBarbazan-DebatAureilhanSouesTarbesBordères-sur-l'ÉchezSéméacBarbazan-DebatAureilhanSouesTarbesBordères-sur-l'ÉchezCoussan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Coussan104—————
Séméac5,2365.2BBBB
Barbazan-Debat3,4785.3A+A−A+A+
Aureilhan8,0315.5BB+B+B
Soues2,9885.9A−B+A+B+
Tarbes44,3996.9C+B+DB−
Bordères-sur-l'Échez5,3998.1A−BAB+

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.