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With 1,222 residents, it is a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
Where it does best is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,727/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. Its weakest subject is walkability: nearly one in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools are weaker too (C−) — brevet results 3 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Oursbelille has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Oursbelille 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.
Oursbelille has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 3 things Oursbelille does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oursbelille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Jardin Massey, in Tarbes, 3.7 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Oursbelille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oursbelille.
6.9% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €27,130 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and compared French towns (€25,970). Oursbelille has 100 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 109 | 83%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Hautes-Pyrénées, women can expect to live 85.3 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 122 deaths in Oursbelille between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 152: 20% below. The nearest emergency department to Oursbelille is Ch Tarbes Lourdes Gespe site Tarbes, 4.5 mi away.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, about level with Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Oursbelille: 50.5, the median. Graduates make up 27% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Oursbelille | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.06/m² a month, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€10.24/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €1,727/m²: 34 houses and apartments sold in Oursbelille between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.80/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,727/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Oursbelille yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Oursbelille is a commune of 1,222 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oursbelille | 1,222 | — | — | B | — | B+ |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 5,399 | 1.8 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Ibos | 2,813 | 3.6 | A− | B− | B− | A |
| Tarbes | 44,399 | 3.8 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 3.9 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 5.1 | B | B | B | B |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 6 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Oursbelille has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 3.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,727/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Oursbelille grades B for cost of living.
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.