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SarniguetHautes-Pyrénées

This town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie has a population of 260.

Is Sarniguet a good place to live?

Sarniguet has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Bollystolly · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sarniguet’s story

Sarniguet in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sarniguet; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jacques Denis Laporte, born in 1762, is the one person born in Sarniguet before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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Landmarks

Sarniguet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sarniguet.

Who lives here

Few people in Sarniguet are 65 or over: 18%, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

47median age

Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. The age that splits Sarniguet in two is 47.

SarniguetHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sarniguet
SarniguetHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–2410%9.6%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+18%29%22%
No diploma13%18%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education22%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Sarniguet: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sarniguet; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Sarniguet than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 1.5%

1%walk, cycle or take transit

Of those in the labour force, 7.5% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €27,680 a year per consumption unit, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and compared French towns (€25,970). 4.4% of Sarniguet’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Sarniguet, 0.2 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sarniguet than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.30/m² a month

€9.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Sarniguet.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sarniguet€9.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€9.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.49 to €11.55/m² a month)
€8.80/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 Sarniguet

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Famous people from Sarniguet

One notable person was born in Sarniguet.

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About Sarniguet

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Sarniguet is a commune of 260 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

Population
260 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km²)
INSEE code
65406

Sarniguet’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 →
Bordères-sur-l'ÉchezVic-en-BigorreAureilhanTarbesSéméacIbosBordères-sur-l'ÉchezVic-en-BigorreAureilhanTarbesSéméacIbosSarniguet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sarniguet260—————
Bordères-sur-l'Échez5,3994.6A−BAB+
Vic-en-Bigorre4,8454.8A−B+A−C−
Aureilhan8,0315BB+B+B
Tarbes44,3995.9C+B+DB−
Séméac5,2366.2BBBB
Ibos2,8137A−B−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 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.