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It is a town of 17 residents in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
Viey isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for two thirds of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Viey does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Viey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église des Templiers, in Luz-Saint-Sauveur, 1.6 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Viey 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 Viey.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Degrees are held by 33% of adults, above both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Residents of Viey have a median age of 55.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Viey | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 0% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 43% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (10.9%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%).
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 market in Viey: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Viey. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Viey yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Viey is a commune of 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viey | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 10 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 14 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 15 | C | B+ | D | C− |
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.