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Population 13: a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ris out for now. Second homes make up just over four fifths of its housing.
The one thing Ris does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ris as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame ou Saint-Laurent, in Jézeau, 1.3 mi away.
40% 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 Ris.
Among adults, 36% have a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, lower than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and near compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Ris by age and the one in the middle is 50.5.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Ris | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 7.7% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 46% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 0% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 9.1% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 55% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 12.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) but below compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maréchal FochNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 67 | 99%+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.
Ris recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Ris. Best known first.
Nothing in Ris 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 Ris 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ris | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 16 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 16 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 18 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Ris is a commune of 13 people in the Communauté de communes Aure Louron. 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.