Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 46 residents, it is a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Laran has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 11% of its homes are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Laran does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Laran as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Garaison et bâtiments conventuels, in Monléon-Magnoac, 2.3 mi away.
48% 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 Laran.
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Line up the people of Laran by age and the one in the middle is 55.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Laran | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame de Garaison PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 84 | 96%+6 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Laran 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 Laran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laran | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 9.2 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 11 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne | 12,139 | 15 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Laran is a commune of 46 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Trie et du Magnoac. 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.