Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 206 residents, it is a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Nestier is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. A fifth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Nestier does most differently from other towns.
Nestier has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Nestier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Calvaire du Mont-Arès: Photo: Manu4u2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nestier.
6.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Nestier | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 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 19th century. Nestier has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Of those in the labour force, 12.4% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €24,460 a year per consumption unit, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Nestier went to work by public transport.
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.
Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BeaulieuNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 88%±0 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.
12 houses and apartments changed hands in Nestier from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out and other places to visit in and near Nestier. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nestier yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Nestier is a commune of 206 people in the Communauté de communes Neste Barousse. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestier | 206 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 4.8 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 6.1 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne | 12,139 | 13 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 17 | C+ | B− | C− | 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.