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HourcHautes-Pyrénées

In Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, this town has 109 residents.

Is Hourc a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Hourc out for now.

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

No historic monuments in Hourc

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

The nearest classé monument is Jardin Massey, in Tarbes, 4.7 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hourc.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (9.6%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.

49.8median age
HourcHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 79 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Hourc
HourcHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–249.2%9.6%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+27%29%22%
No diploma14%18%19%
CAP or BEP35%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education31%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Hourc has lower unemployment than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

Half of residents lived on more than €26,110 a year per consumption unit, higher than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 2.0% of Hourc’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving98%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Hourc, 0.2 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Hourc costs less than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.30/m² a month

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

Hourc recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Hourc€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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hourc

11pages on Hourc

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Hourc

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hourc yet.

How we find them →

Hourc’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 →
SéméacAureilhanBarbazan-DebatSouesTarbesBordères-sur-l'ÉchezSéméacAureilhanBarbazan-DebatSouesTarbesBordères-sur-l'ÉchezHourc
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Hourc109—————
Séméac5,2363.5BBBB
Aureilhan8,0313.6BB+B+B
Barbazan-Debat3,4784.2A+A−A+A+
Soues2,9884.5A−B+A+B+
Tarbes44,3995.1C+B+DB−
Bordères-sur-l'Échez5,3996.1A−BAB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Hourc

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Hourc is a commune of 109 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
109 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Coteaux du Val d'Arros
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
INSEE code
65225

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.