Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
73 people live in this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Paréac is too small for the grades other French towns get. 10% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Paréac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Paréac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château fort, in Lourdes, 3.9 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Paréac 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 Paréac.
Under-15s account for 12% of the population. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). 14% of adults hold a degree.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Paréac | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 10.0%, lower than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (12.4%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
The closest collège is 2.6 mi off. Near Paréac, 93.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Serre de SarsanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 90%−2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique La Serre de SarsanNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 59 | 93%−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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Paréac. House rents are put at about €9.60/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Paréac yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Paréac is a commune of 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paréac | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 3.7 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 5.7 | — | B | — | B− |
| Odos | 3,265 | 5.8 | — | B | — | A− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 7.3 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Soues | 2,988 | 7.4 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 7.5 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.