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JulosHautes-Pyrénées

With 450 residents, it is a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.

Is Julos a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Julos has none.

Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Julos’ story

Julos in pictures

Julos has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1979First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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Nearby attractions

Sanctuaire de Lourdes and 21 more in and around Julos

Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Julos. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Julos.

Who lives here

Julos has fewer older residents than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over

Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town. At 46.9, the median resident of Julos sits in the middle of the age range.

46.9median age
JulosHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Julos
JulosHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–249.1%9.6%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+19%29%22%
No diploma14%18%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education28%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Julos: 12% were built before 1919, more than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Julos has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Julos has lower unemployment than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 6.8%

Jobs based in Julos number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.1 per worker). 1.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,990 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Julos, 0.1 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

96.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 6.3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 1 mi away. The bac pass rate near Julos is 91.8%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%).

95%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Julos96.4%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Julos91.8%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège La Serre de SarsanNearest collègeCollègeCollège7390%−2 pts
Lycée général et technologique La Serre de SarsanNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée5993%−4 pts
Collège Peyramale Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège129100%+11 pts

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95%
passed the general and technological bac, −2.3 pts against the expected rate
81%
passed the vocational bac, −8 pts against the expected rate
96.4%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6.3 pts against the expected rate
1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Julos is €10.09/m² a month

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

The market in Julos: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Julos€10.09/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.09 to €12.58/m² a month)
€8.36/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 Julos

13pages on Julos

Landmarks

Julos has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Julos

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

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Julos’ 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 →
LourdesJuillanOdosPontacqIbosSouesLourdesJuillanOdosPontacqIbosSouesJulos
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Julos450—————
Lourdes13,2662.1CB+DC−
Juillan3,9995.8—B—B−
Odos3,2656.4—B—A−
Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques2,9256.9—A—B
Ibos2,8138.1A−B−B−A
Soues2,9888.3A−B+A+B+

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

About Julos

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Julos is a commune of 450 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

Population
450 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.3 sq mi (6 km²)
INSEE code
65236

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.