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NouilhanHautes-Pyrénées

231 people call this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie home.

Is Nouilhan a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Nouilhan out for now.

Nouilhan’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Nouilhan’s story

No historic monuments in Nouilhan

The Culture ministry lists no building in Nouilhan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Assomption, in Maubourguet, 3.1 mi away.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nouilhan.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Nouilhan than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.

51.7median age
NouilhanHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nouilhan
NouilhanHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–2411%9.6%11%
25–4414%20%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+26%29%22%
No diploma18%18%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education19%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Nouilhan walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 3.3%

Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (12.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 50 jobs are based in Nouilhan, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,600 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Nouilhan, 0.3 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

93.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away.

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Nouilhan93.3%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Nouilhan97.4%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre Mendès FranceNearest collègeCollègeCollège11193%+1 pt
Lycée général Pierre Mendès FranceNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée7797%±0 pts
Lycée professionnel Pierre Mendès FranceBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée5798%+7 pts

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
98%
passed the vocational bac, +7 pts against the expected rate
93.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2.2 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Nouilhan costs less than in both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.77/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €7.95/m² a month. 10 houses and apartments changed hands in Nouilhan from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nouilhan€7.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€7.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.27 to €9.63/m² a month)
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Mosaïque au dieu Océan du domaine de Saint-Girons and 4 more in and around Nouilhan

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Nouilhan. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Nouilhan

13pages on Nouilhan

Landmarks

Nothing in Nouilhan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Nouilhan

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nouilhan yet.

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Nouilhan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hautes-Pyrénées →
Vic-en-BigorreBordères-sur-l'ÉchezAureilhanIbosTarbesSéméacVic-en-BigorreBordères-sur-l'ÉchezAureilhanIbosTarbesSéméacNouilhan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nouilhan231—————
Vic-en-Bigorre4,8453A−B+A−C−
Bordères-sur-l'Échez5,39912A−BAB+
Aureilhan8,03113BB+B+B
Ibos2,81313A−B−B−A
Tarbes44,39913C+B+DB−
Séméac5,23614BBBB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Nouilhan

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Nouilhan is a commune of 231 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

Population
231 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Adour Madiran
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
INSEE code
65330

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 9, 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.