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Population 37: a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Sère-Lanso isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 42% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The 2 things Sère-Lanso does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sère-Lanso as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château fort, in Lourdes, 3.6 mi away.
40% 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-Lanso.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.4% of the population. 32% of residents are 65 or over, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The middle age in Sère-Lanso is 56.1.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
| Sère-Lanso | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.4% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 43% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 16.7% of working residents in Sère-Lanso didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in Sère-Lanso from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Sère-Lanso. Best known first.
Nothing in Sère-Lanso 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-Lanso 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-Lanso | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 3.4 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 7 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 7.1 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 8.9 | — | B | — | B− |
| Odos | 3,265 | 9.1 | — | B | — | A− |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 10 | — | A | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Sère-Lanso is a commune of 37 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
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.