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27 residents make their home in this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Samuran is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 28% of homes. It skews young: 18% of residents are 15 to 24.
The 2 things Samuran does most differently from other towns.
Samuran has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Samuran. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Samuran.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Samuran has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. The age that splits Samuran in two is 38. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Samuran | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 18% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 0% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 47% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.0% of Samuran’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 100% drove.
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 closest lycée for the general bac is 6.2 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de la BarousseNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 93%+2 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.
House rents are put at about €9.99/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Samuran has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Vincent: Photo: Patrice Bon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Samuran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuran | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 7.1 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne | 12,139 | 11 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 14 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Samuran is a commune of 27 people in the Communauté de communes Neste Barousse. 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.