Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 72 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ricaud out for now. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The 2 things Ricaud does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ricaud as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de l'Escaladieu, in Bonnemazon, 2.5 mi away.
27% 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 Ricaud.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.4% of residents. Half the people of Ricaud are older than 49.5. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, about level with Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and below compared French towns (30%).
41% women, 59% men
About 70 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Ricaud | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 9.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
House rents are put at about €9.30/m² a month. The market in Ricaud: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ricaud is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ricaud as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricaud | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 6 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 8.2 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 8.7 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 9.8 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 10 | B | B | B | B |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 11 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Ricaud is a commune of 72 people in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux du Val d'Arros. 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.