Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, this town has 76 residents.
At under 1,000 residents, Lhez is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Lhez does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lhez as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Jardin Massey, in Tarbes, 6.6 mi away.
19% 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 Lhez.
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 17% of residents. Lhez has a median age of 56.3.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
| Lhez | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 1.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 44% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 12.5%, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (12.4%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). 3.6% of Lhez’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
The nearest general lycée is 6.4 mi away. A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Val d'ArrosNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 93%+1 pt |
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.
Lhez recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lhez 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 Lhez yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Lhez is a commune of 76 people in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux du Val d'Arros. 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.