Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
98 people live in this town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Sanous is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sanous as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Montaner, 2.2 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sanous 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 Sanous.
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Sanous has a median age of 46.6.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sanous | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.2% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 2.3% of working residents in Sanous at the census.
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 Sanous is 97.4%, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre Mendès FranceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 111 | 93%+1 pt |
| Lycée général Pierre Mendès FranceNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 77 | 97%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Pierre Mendès FranceBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 57 | 98%+7 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 1 homes were sold in Sanous.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Sanous. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sanous yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Sanous is a commune of 98 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanous | 98 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vic-en-Bigorre | 4,845 | 2.7 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 5,399 | 8.5 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Ibos | 2,813 | 9.9 | A− | B− | B− | A |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 10 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Tarbes | 44,399 | 11 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 12 | B | B | B | B |
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.