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This town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie has a population of 355.
Lézignan has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Lézignan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lézignan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château fort, in Lourdes, 2.4 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Lézignan. Best known first.
AttractionSanctuaire de Lourdes4.6 km west, in Lourdes
MuseumMusée pyrénéen de Lourdes3.7 km west, in LourdesAttractionAttractionGrotte de Massabielle4.5 km west, in LourdesChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Lourdes3.8 km west, in LourdesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère du Carmel de Lourdes4.4 km west, in LourdesFortFortTour de Garnavie3.7 km west, in LourdesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lézignan.
12% are under 15, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 33% of the population. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Lézignan | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Lézignan number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.8 per worker). Unemployment stood at 12.8%, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (12.4%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,040 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Near Lézignan, 91.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Serre de SarsanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 90%−2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique La Serre de SarsanNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 59 | 93%−4 pts |
| Collège Peyramale Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 11 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 129 | 100%+11 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.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Lézignan from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lézignan 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 Lézignan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lézignan | 355 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 2.1 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 7 | — | B | — | B− |
| Odos | 3,265 | 7.4 | — | B | — | A− |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 8 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 8.1 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 8.3 | — | A | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Lézignan is a commune of 355 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) · 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.