Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 177 people, lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Puntous isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 25% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.
The 2 things Puntous does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Puntous as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Garaison et bâtiments conventuels, in Monléon-Magnoac, 7.1 mi away.
45% 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 Puntous.
Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 36% of the town. The middle age in Puntous is 60.4.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Puntous | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,120 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985). 9.1% of the labour force are out of work. No commute at all: 1.4% of working residents in Puntous 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.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Puntous from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.33/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Puntous 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 Puntous 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puntous | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 13 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Mirande Gers | 3,457 | 15 | B | B | B | B |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 16 | C− | A− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Puntous is a commune of 177 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Trie et du Magnoac. 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.