Hautes-Pyrénées.
Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.
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Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | Small cities | 5,394 | 1 / 6 | 27 / 1747 |
| Aureilhan | Small cities | 8,033 | 2 / 6 | 460 / 1747 |
| Séméac | Small cities | 5,202 | 3 / 6 | 886 / 1747 |
| Tarbes | Mid-size cities | 44,529 | 1 / 1 | 374 / 470 |
| Lourdes | Small cities | 13,266 | 4 / 6 | 1460 / 1747 |
| Lannemezan | Small cities | 5,810 | 5 / 6 | 1677 / 1747 |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Small cities | 7,060 | 6 / 6 | 1700 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Safest cities.
Best environmental quality.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Small cities | 7,060 | 1 / 6 | 218 / 1747 |
| Lourdes | Small cities | 13,266 | 2 / 6 | 242 / 1747 |
| Tarbes | Mid-size cities | 44,529 | 1 / 1 | 103 / 470 |
| Lannemezan | Small cities | 5,810 | 3 / 6 | 572 / 1747 |
| Aureilhan | Small cities | 8,033 | 4 / 6 | 1012 / 1747 |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | Small cities | 5,394 | 5 / 6 | 1129 / 1747 |
| Séméac | Small cities | 5,202 | 6 / 6 | 1342 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.
Best cities for health.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | Small cities | 13,266 | 1 / 6 | 60 / 1747 |
| Tarbes | Mid-size cities | 44,529 | 1 / 1 | 57 / 470 |
| Lannemezan | Small cities | 5,810 | 2 / 6 | 523 / 1747 |
| Séméac | Small cities | 5,202 | 3 / 6 | 553 / 1747 |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Small cities | 7,060 | 4 / 6 | 605 / 1747 |
| Aureilhan | Small cities | 8,033 | 5 / 6 | 1183 / 1747 |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | Small cities | 5,394 | 6 / 6 | 1479 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for health.
Best cities for families.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarbes | Mid-size cities | 44,529 | 1 / 1 | 78 / 470 |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Small cities | 7,060 | 1 / 6 | 346 / 1747 |
| Lourdes | Small cities | 13,266 | 2 / 6 | 347 / 1747 |
| Séméac | Small cities | 5,202 | 3 / 6 | 751 / 1747 |
| Lannemezan | Small cities | 5,810 | 4 / 6 | 791 / 1747 |
| Aureilhan | Small cities | 8,033 | 5 / 6 | 1037 / 1747 |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | Small cities | 5,394 | 6 / 6 | 1348 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best cities for families.
Most dynamic cities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | Small cities | 5,394 | 1 / 6 | 517 / 1747 |
| Lannemezan | Small cities | 5,810 | 2 / 6 | 777 / 1747 |
| Tarbes | Mid-size cities | 44,529 | 1 / 1 | 255 / 470 |
| Aureilhan | Small cities | 8,033 | 3 / 6 | 1139 / 1747 |
| Séméac | Small cities | 5,202 | 4 / 6 | 1315 / 1747 |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Small cities | 7,060 | 5 / 6 | 1476 / 1747 |
| Lourdes | Small cities | 13,266 | 6 / 6 | 1691 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.
Best quality of life.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Small cities | 7,060 | 1 / 6 | 243 / 1747 |
| Lourdes | Small cities | 13,266 | 2 / 6 | 378 / 1747 |
| Séméac | Small cities | 5,202 | 3 / 6 | 548 / 1747 |
| Tarbes | Mid-size cities | 44,529 | 1 / 1 | 155 / 470 |
| Aureilhan | Small cities | 8,033 | 4 / 6 | 939 / 1747 |
| Lannemezan | Small cities | 5,810 | 5 / 6 | 951 / 1747 |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | Small cities | 5,394 | 6 / 6 | 963 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best quality of life.
Best-managed municipalities.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Small cities | 7,060 | 1 / 6 | 826 / 1747 |
| Tarbes | Mid-size cities | 44,529 | 1 / 1 | 304 / 470 |
| Lourdes | Small cities | 13,266 | 2 / 6 | 1286 / 1747 |
| Aureilhan | Small cities | 8,033 | 3 / 6 | 1389 / 1747 |
| Séméac | Small cities | 5,202 | 4 / 6 | 1587 / 1747 |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | Small cities | 5,394 | 5 / 6 | 1652 / 1747 |
| Lannemezan | Small cities | 5,810 | 6 / 6 | 1661 / 1747 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.
Preserved nature & environment.
Top-ranked in the department
| Town | Size tier | Population | Rank in its tier · Department | Rank in its tier · France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Small cities | 7,060 | 1 / 6 | 7 / 1747 |
| Lourdes | Small cities | 13,266 | 2 / 6 | 173 / 1747 |
| Séméac | Small cities | 5,202 | 3 / 6 | 968 / 1747 |
| Aureilhan | Small cities | 8,033 | 4 / 6 | 1225 / 1747 |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | Small cities | 5,394 | 5 / 6 | 1299 / 1747 |
| Lannemezan | Small cities | 5,810 | 6 / 6 | 1342 / 1747 |
| Tarbes | Mid-size cities | 44,529 | 1 / 1 | 381 / 470 |
Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.
Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.
What these tables say — and what they don’t.
- Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
- Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
- A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
- This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
- Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.
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