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Population 210: a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Izaux is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing Izaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Izaux 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, 2.5 mi away.
20% 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 Izaux.
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%). Ages in Izaux split evenly at 51.9: half are older, half younger.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Izaux | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €26,150 a year per consumption unit. For its 100 residents in work, Izaux has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. At the census, 2.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in Izaux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Izaux. Best known first.
Nothing in Izaux 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 Izaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izaux | 210 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 4.3 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 9.7 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 11 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 16 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 17 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne | 12,139 | 18 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Izaux is a commune of 210 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 8, 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.