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It is a town of 33 residents in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Germ: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 97% of its housing. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Germ does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Germ as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Calixte, in Cazaux-Fréchet-Anéran-Camors, 2.7 mi away.
28% 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 Germ.
People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Germ has a median age of 49.5 years. 31% of adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Germ | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.49/m² a month, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€10.24/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses accounted for 1% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Germ from July 2023 to June 2026: 83 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €2,865/m² | 82 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Germ. Best known first.
Nothing in Germ 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 Germ yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Germ is a commune of 33 people in the Communauté de communes Aure Louron. 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.