Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 827 people live in this town, in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Poueyferré is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Poueyferré as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Saturnin, in Loubajac, 1 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Poueyferré. Best known first.
AttractionSanctuaire de Lourdes3.1 km southeast, in Lourdes
MuseumMusée pyrénéen de Lourdes3.7 km southeast, in LourdesAttractionAttractionGrotte de Massabielle3.1 km southeast, in LourdesChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Lourdes3.6 km southeast, in LourdesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère du Carmel de Lourdes2.9 km southeast, in LourdesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère des Clarisses de Lourdes3.5 km southeast, in LourdesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poueyferré.
Degrees are held by 20% of adults. 28% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Poueyferré in two is 52.6.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Poueyferré | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Poueyferré, for 350 working residents (0.2 per worker). The census found 5.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Poueyferré didn’t travel to work at all.
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 town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Peyramale Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 129 | 100%+11 pts |
| Lycée général privé Peyramale Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 77 | 97%−1 pt |
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.
23 houses and apartments changed hands in Poueyferré from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Poueyferré 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 Poueyferré 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poueyferré | 827 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 2.4 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 5 | — | A | — | B |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 7.6 | — | B | — | B− |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 8 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Odos | 3,265 | 8.7 | — | B | — | A− |
| Ibos | 2,813 | 9.2 | A− | B− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Poueyferré is a commune of 827 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 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.