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Population 301: a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Guchen is too small for the grades other French towns get. 61% of homes here are second homes. Just over two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Guchen does most differently from other towns.
Guchen has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guchen.
Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population. Children under 15 make up 10%, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 21% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Guchen | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Guchen has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €22,500 a year per consumption unit, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Guchen: 100, for 100 residents in work (0.8 each). The census found 8.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 14.1 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maréchal FochNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 67 | 99%+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 Guchen: 21 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 52% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Guchen. Best known first.
Guchen has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Brice Sainte-Catherine: Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Guchen as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guchen | 301 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 17 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 18 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Guchen is a commune of 301 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) · 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.