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Population 18: a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Thuy out for now. 28% of its homes are second homes. It skews young: nearly a fifth of residents are 15 to 24.
The 2 things Thuy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thuy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan, 6.5 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 Thuy.
Retirement age and beyond: 6.3% of residents are 65 or older. 13% are under 15, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 46% of adults.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Thuy | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 6.3% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.0% of Thuy’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 75% drove.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.70/m² a month. Thuy recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Thuy 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 Thuy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuy | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 7.3 | B | B | B | B |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 7.4 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Barbazan-Debat | 3,478 | 7.5 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Soues | 2,988 | 8 | A− | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Tarbes | 44,399 | 8.9 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 5,399 | 9.9 | A− | B | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Thuy is a commune of 18 people in the Communauté de communes des Coteaux du Val d'Arros. 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.