Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 35 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Ousté isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 15% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Ousté does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ousté as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château fort, in Lourdes, 3.8 mi away.
37% 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 Ousté.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.6% of the population. Children under 15 make up 14%, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). 31% of adults hold a degree.
43% women, 57% men
About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Ousté | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 37% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 9.1% of commuters at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Ousté.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Ousté. Best known first.
Nothing in Ousté is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ousté 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ousté | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 3.8 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 5.2 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 8.4 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 10 | — | B | — | B− |
| Odos | 3,265 | 11 | — | B | — | A− |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 11 | — | A | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Ousté is a commune of 35 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) · 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.