Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
43 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ourde out for now. Three in five homes here are second homes.
The one thing Ourde does most differently from other towns.
Ourde has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ourde.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, lower than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Ourde: 50.5, the median. 30% of adults hold a degree.
44% women, 56% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Ourde | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Ourde is Église Saint-Martin. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
0.0% of Ourde’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 88% drove.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €8.95/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Ourde. Best known first.
Ourde has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ourde yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ourde | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 8.9 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne | 12,139 | 14 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 14 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Ourde is a commune of 43 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
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.