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With 194 residents, it is a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Sombrun has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes. Over-65s are 35% of the population.
The 2 things Sombrun does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sombrun as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Assomption, in Maubourguet, 1.7 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sombrun is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sombrun.
People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, above Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under-15s account for 14% of the population. At 56.5, the median resident of Sombrun sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sombrun | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 9.6%. The median disposable income is €24,270 a year per consumption unit. 5.7% of Sombrun’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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 closest collège is 1.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 48 | 94%+5 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.
Sombrun recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Sombrun. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sombrun yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Sombrun is a commune of 194 people in the Communauté de communes Adour Madiran. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sombrun | 194 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vic-en-Bigorre | 4,845 | 7 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 5,399 | 15 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Morlaàs Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 4,374 | 17 | A+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 17 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Ibos | 2,813 | 17 | A− | B− | B− | A |
| Tarbes | 44,399 | 17 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
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.