Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 253 residents in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Orignac is too small for the grades other French towns get. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The one thing Orignac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Orignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Bertrand Pujo, born in 1878, is the one person born in Orignac before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orignac.
16% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by 23% of adults, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The middle age in Orignac is 48.8.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Orignac | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Orignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Households’ median disposable income: €23,810 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Orignac counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Also worth knowing: 2.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The market in Orignac: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.34/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Orignac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
église Saint-Martin: Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Orignac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orignac | 253 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 4.1 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 5.8 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 6.7 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Odos | 3,265 | 7.7 | — | B | — | A− |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 8 | B | B | B | B |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 8.9 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Orignac is a commune of 253 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 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.