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Some 99 people live in this town, in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Saint-Créac isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 31% of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Créac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Créac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château fort, in Lourdes, 3 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Créac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Créac.
28% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. At 51.2, the median resident of Saint-Créac sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Créac | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and 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.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Créac is 91.3%, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.8 mi off. At the general lycée, 97% of 77 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| 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.
The market in Saint-Créac: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Créac. Best known first.
MuseumMusée pyrénéen de Lourdes4.8 km northwest, in LourdesFortFortTour de Garnavie4.6 km northwest, in LourdesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère des Clarisses de Lourdes4.9 km northwest, in LourdesChâteauChâteauChâteau Jalou2.8 km southwest, in GeuChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Castelloubon3.7 km east, in CheustPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Créac yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Saint-Créac is a commune of 99 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Créac | 99 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 3 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 5.4 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 8.7 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 9.9 | — | B | — | B− |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 10 | — | A | — | B |
| Odos | 3,265 | 10 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.