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Saint-Sever-de-RustanHautes-Pyrénées

Home to 156 people, this town lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.

Is Saint-Sever-de-Rustan a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Sever-de-Rustan has none. One in ten homes here are second homes.

What makes Saint-Sever-de-Rustan stand out

The one thing Saint-Sever-de-Rustan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ancienne abbaye
Ancienne abbaye · Classé · Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Sever-de-Rustan’s story

Saint-Sever-de-Rustan in pictures

Saint-Sever-de-Rustan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1914.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1914First protected: Ancienne abbaye
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Landmarks

Saint-Sever-de-Rustan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye: Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan.

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and across compared French towns

48.9median age

19% of residents are 65 or over, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The age that splits Saint-Sever-de-Rustan in two is 48.9.

Saint-Sever-de-RustanHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan
Saint-Sever-de-RustanHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–246.8%9.6%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6437%26%26%
65+19%29%22%
No diploma17%18%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education29%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Saint-Sever-de-Rustan: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan is Ancienne abbaye. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1914
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan, 7.4%, runs below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

5%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 5.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Saint-Sever-de-Rustan counts 0.6 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). Median disposable income comes to €24,320 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan, 0.6 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan costs less than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.86/m² a month

€8.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

6 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.33/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Sever-de-Rustan€8.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.92 to €11.33/m² a month)
€7.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Sever-de-Rustan

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Famous people from Saint-Sever-de-Rustan

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About Saint-Sever-de-Rustan

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Saint-Sever-de-Rustan is a commune of 156 people in the Communauté de communes Adour Madiran. 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

Population
156 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Adour Madiran
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code
65397

Saint-Sever-de-Rustan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hautes-Pyrénées →
Vic-en-BigorreAureilhanSéméacBordères-sur-l'ÉchezTarbesBarbazan-DebatVic-en-BigorreAureilhanSéméacBordères-sur-l'ÉchezTarbesBarbazan-DebatSaint-Sever-de-Rustan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Sever-de-Rustan156—————
Vic-en-Bigorre4,8458.9A−B+A−C−
Aureilhan8,0319.6BB+B+B
Séméac5,23610BBBB
Bordères-sur-l'Échez5,39911A−BAB+
Tarbes44,39911C+B+DB−
Barbazan-Debat3,47812A+A−A+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 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.