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The town has 3,999 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
Jobs & income is its strong suit: 1 job per working resident; 7.8% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,940/m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. Its lowest grade is for walkability (C) — 63% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Juillan has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Juillan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Juillan 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.
Juillan has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Juillan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Laurent, in Ibos, 2.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Juillan.
15% are under 15, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 9.2% of residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Juillan | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €26,660 a year per consumption unit, higher than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Juillan has 1,700 jobs for 1,650 working residents, 1 per worker. At the census, 6.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
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 €10.09/m² a month, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€10.24/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Juillan is the second most expensive of the 14 towns in Hautes-Pyrénées, at €1,940/m². Behind the median of €1,940/m²: 114 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,940/m² | 114 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Hautes-Pyrénées live to 85.3 on average and men to 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Its care home for older people (35 places) counts its residents as Juillan’s; allowing for it, deaths were 14% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 454 residents of Juillan died, against 492 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Juillan is 94.6%, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #6 of 14 in Hautes-Pyrénées. For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 135 | 91%−4 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Jean DupuyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 217 | 97%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel privé Saint-Pierre - Pradeau-La Sède PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 63 | 94%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Juillan. Best known first.
Nothing in Juillan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Juillan.
Denis Jourdanet: Auvinet G., Briulet M (2004) in Gac Méd Méx Vol. 140 No. 4: 426-429, Public domain
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Juillan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 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 53% of compared French towns and #6 of 14 in Hautes-Pyrénées. 97% of 217 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Jean Dupuy in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,940/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Juillan grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Juillan is a commune of 3,999 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. 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.
