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1,196 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Gerde’s strongest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is another plus: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes lag: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. 13% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Gerde has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Gerde does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gerde with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Gerde has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gerde as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vincent, in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, 0.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gerde.
13% are under 15, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.3% of the population. Graduates make up nearly two in five adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Gerde | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
140 deaths in Gerde between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 200: 30% below. Average lifespans in Hautes-Pyrénées: 85.3 years for women, 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Gerde is Centre hospitalier de Bagneres de Bigorre, 1 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
39 sales of houses and apartments in Gerde, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,061/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,061/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Gerde, 89.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.1 mi away. At the general lycée, 99% of 90 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Blanche OdinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 98%+7 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Victor DuruyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 90 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 14.6% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.2%, lower than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (12.4%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Gerde. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Saliès1.4 km west, in Bagnères-de-BigorreFortFortTour des Jacobins1.3 km northwest, in Bagnères-de-BigorreMuseumMuseumMaison natale Dominique Jean Larrey3.3 km south, in BeaudéanAttractionAttractionMounaques de Campan4.8 km south, in CampanMuseumMuseumMusée Carrefour des Patrimoines5 km south, in CampanPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Gerde is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Gerde.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerde | 1,196 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 0.8 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 10 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 11 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 11 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Odos | 3,265 | 11 | — | B | — | A− |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 12 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gerde has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,061/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gerde grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Gerde is a commune of 1,196 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute-Bigorre. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.