Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 424 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Madiran out for now. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Madiran does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Madiran: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Madiran has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Madiran.
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.9% of residents.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Madiran | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Madiran is Église Sainte-Marie.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income is €22,130 a year per consumption unit. Madiran holds 250 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 1.5 jobs each. At the census, 21.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Madiran recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Madiran yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Madiran is a commune of 424 people in the Communauté de communes Adour Madiran. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madiran | 424 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vic-en-Bigorre | 4,845 | 13 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour Landes | 6,211 | 15 | B+ | B+ | B− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.