Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 258 residents and lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Salles has none. Second homes make up just over two fifths of its housing.
The one thing Salles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Salles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Savin, in Saint-Savin, 3.6 mi away.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Salles 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 Salles.
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, between Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population. At 46, the median resident of Salles sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Salles | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €25,240 a year per consumption unit, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 11.3%. At the census, 7.7% of working residents in Salles didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Near Salles, 96.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège climatique René BillèresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 93%−1 pt |
| Lycée climatique René BillèresNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 82 | 96%−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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Salles. Among the homes sold, 92% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Salles. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Salles yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Salles is a commune of 258 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salles | 258 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 2.1 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 6.3 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 11 | — | A | — | B |
| Nay Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3,184 | 12 | A | B+ | A− | C− |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 14 | — | B | — | B− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 14 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
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.