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85 people call this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie home.
Pailhac has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 34% of its housing. Over-65s are only just over a tenth of the population.
The 2 things Pailhac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pailhac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Exupère, in Arreau, 0.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Pailhac. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pailhac.
Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. 7.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). On top of that, over-65s are 12% of the population.
45% women, 55% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Pailhac | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 57% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 13.0%, about level with Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (12.4%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Pailhac 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 0.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maréchal FochNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 67 | 99%+4 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.
Pailhac recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Pailhac 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 Pailhac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pailhac | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 15 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 15 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 16 | C− | A− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Pailhac is a commune of 85 people in the Communauté de communes Aure Louron. 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.