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In Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, this town has 1,092 residents. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
Buying 70 m² at the median €1,924/m² takes 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools, B for health and B for jobs & income. Second homes make up 29% of its housing.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Pierrefitte-Nestalas 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 Pierrefitte-Nestalas 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.
Pierrefitte-Nestalas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Pierrefitte-Nestalas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pierrefitte-Nestalas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Pierrefitte-Nestalas before 1900, the earliest Gaston Lalanne, in 1872.
Explore the history →Pierrefitte-Nestalas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pierrefitte-Nestalas.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Pierrefitte-Nestalas in two is 51.4.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Pierrefitte-Nestalas | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Pierrefitte-Nestalas has 500 jobs for 450 working residents, 1.1 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,070 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 5.9% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Pierrefitte-Nestalas is Centre hospitalier Tarbes Lourdes site Lourdes, 9.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 147 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 124, 16% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, Pierrefitte-Nestalas’ deaths ran at 84 per 100 expected, close to both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (87) and compared French towns (88). In Hautes-Pyrénées, women can expect to live 85.3 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 14th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pierrefitte-Nestalas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.74/m² a month, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€10.24/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 69% of sales, apartments for the rest. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.48/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Pierrefitte-Nestalas is 96.0%, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 2.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège climatique René BillèresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 93%−1 pt |
| Lycée climatique René BillèresNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 82 | 96%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 2.5 violent offenses and 6.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Among the graded crimes in Pierrefitte-Nestalas, the most frequent was sexual violence (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 68.5% of the index here.
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Pierrefitte-Nestalas. Best known first.
2 notable people were born in Pierrefitte-Nestalas.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Pierrefitte-Nestalas is a commune of 1,092 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefitte-Nestalas | 1,092 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 3.2 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 9.5 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 13 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 16 | — | A | — | B |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 17 | — | B | — | B− |
| Odos | 3,265 | 17 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pierrefitte-Nestalas has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade B, better than 55% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pierrefitte-Nestalas 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 9, 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.