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Population 35: a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Viscos is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly two thirds of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Viscos does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Viscos as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Sère, in Esquièze-Sère, 2.8 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Viscos.
31% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Viscos | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.9% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 8.8% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 59% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.5% of Viscos’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 89% drove.
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.
Sales in Viscos from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Viscos is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Viscos yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viscos | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argelès-Gazost | 2,761 | 7.1 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Lourdes | 13,266 | 13 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 7,114 | 15 | C+ | B− | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Viscos is a commune of 35 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
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.