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Is Vielle-Louron a good place to live? French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Vielle-Louron out for now. 75% of its homes are second homes.
Vielle-Louron’s grade
Overall Not graded
Why Too small to grade
What makes Vielle-Louron stand out The one thing Vielle-Louron does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Mercurial · Classé · Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vielle-Louron’s story
Vielle-Louron in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Vielle-Louron 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 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1955.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1955 First protected: Croix monolithe 1979 Most recently protected: Église Saint-Mercurial Explore the history →
The data Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vielle-Louron.
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Vielle-Louron are under 15, more than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns 36% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.
45 median age
Ages · share of residents Under 15 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education No diploma 5%
CAP or BEP 33%
Baccalauréat 12%
Higher education 36%
Women and men · all residents 54% women, 46% men
Men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Vielle-Louron Vielle-Louron Hautes-Pyrénées median France median Under 15 21% 14% 17% 15–24 12% 9.6% 11% 25–44 17% 20% 23% 45–64 30% 26% 26% 65+ 20% 29% 22% No diploma 5.2% 18% 19% CAP or BEP 33% 29% 26% Baccalauréat 12% 19% 18% Higher education 36% 26% 30%
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Vielle-Louron keeps more of its old housing than Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919 France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vielle-Louron is Église Saint-Mercurial. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
2 historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée Classé 2
Inscrit 0
13th c.
oldest protected part
1955
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Vielle-Louron has 0.2 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out Public transport took 3.1% of Vielle-Louron’s working residents to work at the census. Of those in the labour force, 11.8% are unemployed.
9% walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023 Driving 87%
On foot 3%
Public transport 3%
Bicycle 3%
Motorbike or scooter 0%
0
jobs based in Vielle-Louron, 0.2 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Vielle-Louron costs less than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.49/m² a month Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
€9.49/m² estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month Vielle-Louron €9.49/m²
Median of towns €12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median €10.24/m²
€9.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €13.66/m² a month)
€9.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearby attractions Château fort de Genos and 4 more in and around Vielle-Louron Heritage and family days out in and near Vielle-Louron. Best known first.
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Everything we know about Vielle-Louron 12 pages on Vielle-Louron
Landmarks On the Culture ministry’s list, Vielle-Louron counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
All monuments → Photo credits Église Saint-Mercurial: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Vielle-Louron Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vielle-Louron yet.
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About Vielle-Louron Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Vielle-Louron is a commune of 80 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
Population 80 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Aure Louron
Département Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région Occitanie
Area 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km²)
INSEE code 65466 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.
