Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 96 residents, it is a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Vier-Bordes falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 62% of its housing.
The one thing Vier-Bordes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vier-Bordes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Savin, in Saint-Savin, 2.2 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vier-Bordes 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 Vier-Bordes.
Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. The 15-to-24 age group: 6.9%, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). 17% of residents are children under 15.
55% women, 45% men
About 80 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Vier-Bordes | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Vier-Bordes didn’t travel to work at all. 11.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Vier-Bordes, 96.0% passed the bac, higher than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège climatique René BillèresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 93%−1 pt |
| Lycée climatique René BillèresNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 82 | 96%−1 pt |
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.36/m² a month. Sales in Vier-Bordes from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Vier-Bordes. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vier-Bordes yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Vier-Bordes is a commune of 96 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vier-Bordes | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 2.4 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 7 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 11 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,925 | 14 | — | A | — | B |
| Juillan | 3,999 | 14 | — | B | — | B− |
| Odos | 3,265 | 15 | — | B | — | A− |
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 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.