Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 198 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Monfaucon has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Monfaucon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monfaucon.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Monfaucon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%). Monfaucon has a median age of 51.5.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Monfaucon | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €24,300 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Monfaucon recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Monfaucon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Bollystolly · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Monfaucon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monfaucon | 198 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vic-en-Bigorre | 4,845 | 5.8 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 5,399 | 14 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 14 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Mirande Gers | 3,457 | 15 | B | B | B | B |
| Tarbes | 44,399 | 15 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 16 | B | B | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Monfaucon is a commune of 198 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
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.