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The town has 42 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Espèche falls below the line for grades. Just over two in five homes here are second homes. Few residents are of retirement age: 14% are 65 or over.
The 2 things Espèche does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Espèche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte dite de Labastide ou des Chevaux, in Labastide, 3 mi away.
55% 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 Espèche.
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Graduates make up 26% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Espèche | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
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.
House rents are put at about €9.30/m² a month. Espèche recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Espèche 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 Espèche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espèche | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 6.3 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 7.4 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 13 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 14 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Soues | 2,988 | 14 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 15 | B | B | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Espèche is a commune of 42 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 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.