Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 86 residents, it is a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sère-en-Lavedan out for now. Second homes make up 43% of its housing.
The one thing Sère-en-Lavedan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sère-en-Lavedan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Savin, in Saint-Savin, 3.1 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sère-en-Lavedan.
Degrees are held by 32% of adults, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Retirement age and beyond: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sère-en-Lavedan | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 6.2% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Sère-en-Lavedan, 96.0% passed the bac, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège climatique René BillèresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 93%−1 pt |
| Lycée climatique René BillèresNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 82 | 96%−1 pt |
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, 2 homes were sold in Sère-en-Lavedan.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Sère-en-Lavedan. Best known first.
Nothing in Sère-en-Lavedan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sère-en-Lavedan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sère-en-Lavedan | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 1.6 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 6.5 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 11 | — | A | — | B |
| Nay Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3,184 | 13 | A | B+ | A− | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 14 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 14 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Sère-en-Lavedan is a commune of 86 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. 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 9, 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.