There are no grades for Sarrancolin: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes. Homes go for a median €1,404/m². 30% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Sarrancolin stand out
The 3 things Sarrancolin does most differently from other towns.
Porte de défense dite Tour de la Prison: Photo: Sylvain Machefert / Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Etienne: Photo: Lachave · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sarrancolin.
Who lives here
Sarrancolin has fewer young adults than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 6.5% are 15 to 24
52.8median age
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 21% have a degree. The median resident of Sarrancolin is 52.8 years old.
SarrancolinHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sarrancolin keeps more of its old housing than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sarrancolin is Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Etienne. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Sarrancolin counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Sarrancolin are out of work than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or across compared French towns: 7.1%
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €23,180 a year per consumption unit, close to Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€23,985) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Sarrancolin has 200 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.9 per worker. At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Sarrancolin didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot9%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Sarrancolin, 0.9 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Sarrancolin is a commune of 546 people in the Communauté de communes Aure Louron. 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
546 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Aure Louron
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
12.5 sq mi (32.5 km²)
INSEE code
65408
Sarrancolin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
