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VillelongueHautes-Pyrénées

Some 347 people live in this town, in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.

Is Villelongue a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Villelongue out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 37% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.

What makes Villelongue stand out

The 2 things Villelongue does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ancien prieuré de Saint-Orens-en-Lavedan
Ancien prieuré de Saint-Orens-en-Lavedan · Classé · Photo: Jean-Auguste Brutails · Public domain
Villelongue’s story

Villelongue in pictures

Villelongue has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Hugues de Labatut, born in 1550, is the one person born in Villelongue before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1983First protected: Ancien prieuré de Saint-Orens-en-Lavedan
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villelongue.

Who lives here

Few people in Villelongue are 15 to 24: 3.8%, fewer than in both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 11%, below Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are just over a third of the population. The age that splits Villelongue in two is 56.4.

56.4median age
VillelongueHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 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.

Ages and diplomas in Villelongue
VillelongueHautes-Pyrénées medianFrance median
Under 1511%14%17%
15–243.8%9.6%11%
25–4417%20%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+34%29%22%
No diploma11%18%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education26%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Villelongue: 22% were built before 1919, more than in both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Villelongue is Ancien prieuré de Saint-Orens-en-Lavedan. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1983
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Villelongue than in Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns or compared French towns: 4.2%

Jobs based in Villelongue number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. Median disposable income is €25,190 a year for each consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Villelongue, 0.3 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Villelongue is €10.74/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses made up 90% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 10 houses and apartments changed hands in Villelongue from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villelongue€10.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hautes-Pyrénées median€10.24/m²
€10.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.03 to €14.37/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

Prieuré de Saint-Orens-en-Lavedan and 7 more in and around Villelongue

Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Villelongue. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Villelongue

12pages on Villelongue

Landmarks

Villelongue has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ancien prieuré de Saint-Orens-en-Lavedan: Photo: Jean-Auguste Brutails · Public domain

Famous people from Villelongue

One notable person was born in Villelongue.

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Villelongue’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Hautes-Pyrénées →
Argelès-GazostLourdesBagnères-de-BigorrePontacqJuillanOdosArgelès-GazostLourdesBagnères-de-BigorrePontacqJuillanOdosVillelongue
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villelongue347—————
Argelès-Gazost2,7614B+CAC+
Lourdes13,2669.9CB+DC−
Bagnères-de-Bigorre7,11413C+B−C−C
Pontacq Pyrénées-Atlantiques2,92516—A—B
Juillan3,99917—B—B−
Odos3,26518—B—A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Villelongue

Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie

Villelongue is a commune of 347 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

Population
347 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves
Département
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.8 sq mi (20.2 km²)
INSEE code
65473

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.