Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 3,265 residents in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Where it does best is jobs & income: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.5% unemployment. Health is a strength (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for walkability — 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,921/m² takes 5.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Odos has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Odos does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Odos with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Odos has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Odos; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Odos. Best known first.
GardenJardin Massey4.9 km north, in Tarbes
MuseumMusée Massey5 km north, in Tarbes
MuseumMaison natale du maréchal Foch4.4 km north, in TarbesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Tarbes4.3 km north, in TarbesGardenGardenParc Bel-Air3 km northeast, in TarbesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Odos.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 287 residents of Odos died, against 379 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% fewer. Women in Hautes-Pyrénées live to 85.3 on average and men to 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Odos can choose among 3 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
The unemployment rate comes to 6.5%. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Odos didn’t travel to work at all. 6.0% of Odos’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 90% drove.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.3% of the town. 29% of residents are 65 or over, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Odos has a median age of 50.2 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Odos | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 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.
Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. 3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (5.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.09/m² a month, about level with Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€10.24/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 111 homes in Odos. Houses were 99% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,921/m² | 110 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 89% passed the bac pro, of 384 candidates at 5 lycées. For collège, the closest is 1.7 mi away. Its collèges and lycées rank #4 of 14 in Hautes-Pyrénées on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 135 | 91%−4 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Marie CurieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 369 | 97%±0 pts |
| Collège MasseyBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 47 | 94%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Odos has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château d'Odos dit de Marguerite de Navarre: Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 notable people were born in Odos.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Odos has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.1 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #4 of 14 in Hautes-Pyrénées. 97% of 369 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Marie Curie in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Odos grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Odos is a commune of 3,265 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.