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Home to 73 people, this town lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Lies: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 38% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Lies does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vincent, in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, 2.8 mi away.
52% 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 Lies.
21% of residents are 65 or over, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 49% have a degree. The middle age in Lies is 46.3.
41% women, 59% men
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Lies | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 49% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 11.1%. No commute at all: 9.4% of working residents in Lies 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.
Near Lies, 89.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 3 mi away. At the general lycée, 99% of 90 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Blanche OdinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 98%+7 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Victor DuruyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 90 | 99%+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.
House rents are put at about €9.30/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Lies. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Saliès4.7 km west, in Bagnères-de-BigorreFortFortTour des Jacobins4.5 km west, in Bagnères-de-BigorreMuseumMuseumMaison natale Dominique Jean Larrey4.6 km southwest, in BeaudéanPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Lies 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 Lies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lies | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 2.7 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 10 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 11 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 11 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Odos | 3,265 | 12 | — | B | — | A− |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 13 | B | B | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Lies is a commune of 73 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute-Bigorre. 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.