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The town, home to 106 people, lies in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sarp has none. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. 35% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sarp does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sarp as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Just, in Valcabrère, 0.8 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Sarp. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sarp.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 5.6%. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 23% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sarp | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.4% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.5% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (12.4%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.3% of working residents in Sarp to work at the census. At the census, 7.0% of working residents in Sarp 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.
The nearest general lycée is 4.1 mi away. A collège lies 0.9 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Sarp.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sarp is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Sarp.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarp | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montréjeau Haute-Garonne | 2,648 | 5 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne | 12,139 | 9.5 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Lannemezan | 5,811 | 12 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Sarp is a commune of 106 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.