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It is a town of 513 residents in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ordizan has none. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The one thing Ordizan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ordizan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Saturnin, in Pouzac, 1.4 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ordizan.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Ordizan is older than 50.8, half younger. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.7% of the town.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Ordizan | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €26,650 a year per consumption unit, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Ordizan number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.3 per worker). At the census, 8.9% of working residents in Ordizan 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.
A collège lies 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Blanche OdinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 98%+7 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.
Of the homes sold, 94% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Ordizan.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ordizan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Ordizan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordizan | 513 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 3 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 6.3 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 7 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Odos | 3,265 | 7.3 | — | B | — | A− |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 8.3 | — | B | — | B− |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 8.5 | B | B | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Ordizan is a commune of 513 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute-Bigorre. 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 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.