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A town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, home to 315 people.
There are no grades for Vielle-Aure: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 78% of its housing. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Vielle-Aure does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Vielle-Aure counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1863.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vielle-Aure.
5.3% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 33% of adults.
56% women, 44% men
About 79 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.
| Vielle-Aure | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.7% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Vielle-Aure is Chapelle d'Agos. 7.6% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
100 jobs are based in Vielle-Aure, for 150 working residents (0.6 per worker). At the census, 19.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,400 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.49/m² a month, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (€10.24/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. 63 houses and apartments changed hands in Vielle-Aure from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 14% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,315/m² | 54 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, family days out and heritage in and near Vielle-Aure. Best known first.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Vielle-Aure counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
Chapelle d'Agos: Photo: Sylvain Machefert / Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Barthélémy: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vielle-Aure yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Vielle-Aure is a commune of 315 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
