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Tarbes
Large city · 65000 · Occitanie
👥 Population
44 399
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 608 €
📈 16% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 13.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Tarbes — Score 66/100.
66
💰 Yield64
🌳 Quality of life94
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability60
🛡️ Safety15
⚡ Energy rating66
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 782 Transactions · Tarbes
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 608 €
🏡 House /m²
1 717 €
📋 Transactions
782
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarbes | 1 608 € | 1 717 € | 983 | 44 399 |
| Lourdes | 1 460 € | 1 616 € | 399 | 13 266 |
| Aureilhan | 1 831 € | 1 688 € | 106 | 8 031 |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 2 170 € | 1 947 € | 241 | 7 114 |
| Lannemezan | 1 164 € | 1 613 € | 91 | 5 811 |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 1 667 € | 1 731 € | 45 | 5 399 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
10.31 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.7 %
⏳ Payback period
13.0 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
83.2 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
14.5 %
🏢 Apartments
75.2 %
23.8 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
6 647
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
56.120 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
160.630 %
🏘️ Housing tax
32.990 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
7.480 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.98 %
🏢 CFE
33.94 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
44 399
2023
📐 Area
15.34 km²
2894 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 070 €
📊 Median age
40.5 yrs
38.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
64.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
20.1 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
26.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
11 007
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 100
+27.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
864
💼 Economic density
248
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Tarbes
À 0.36 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Tarbes
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
2
🏫 Middle schools
8
🎓 High schools
5
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE JEANNE D'ARC | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE THEOPHILE GAUTIER | public | 97.0 % | — | -2.0 |
| LYCEE JEAN DUPUY | public | 96.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE PRADEAU-LA SEDE SAINT-PIERRE | privé sous contrat | 95.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE MARIE CURIE | public | 92.0 % | — | -5.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
90.7 %
Average pass rate · 11 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO | public | 118.5 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC | privé sous contrat | 117.0 |
| COLLEGE VOLTAIRE | public | 102.5 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE PRADEAU LA SEDE | privé sous contrat | 102.3 |
| COLLEGE PYRENEES | public | 98.5 |
| COLLEGE MASSEY | public | 97.9 |
| COLLEGE PAUL ELUARD | public | 88.7 |
| COLLEGE DESAIX | public | 86.7 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
9
💊 Pharmacies
19
🔬 Laboratories
5
🏥 Établissements de santé
141
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
4
💊 Pharmacies
19
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
948
📋 Commerce
349
📋 Enseignement
86
🏥 Sante
678
🚆 Transport
10
⚽ Sport
140
🎭 Culture
28
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 12 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 8 | Service des impôts des entreprises (SIE) - des Hautes-Pyrénées, Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes (Afpa) - Centre de Tarbes, Espace conseil France Rénov' - Tarbes |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 3 | Direction des services départementaux de l'Éducation nationale (DSDEN) - Hautes-Pyrénées, Direction départementale de la police nationale (DDPN) - Hautes-Pyrénées, Délégation militaire départementale (DMD) - Hautes-Pyrénées |
| 📋 Conseil, comité, commission (organisme consultatif) | 1 | Commission des chefs de services financiers (CCSF) - Hautes-Pyrénées |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 611 | 13.80 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +89 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 573 | 12.90 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +79 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 315 | 7.10 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 269 | 6.10 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -27 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 251 | 5.70 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +43 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 230 | 5.20 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +24 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 175 | 3.90 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -25 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 145 | 4.80 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -36 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 127 | 2.90 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -61 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 108 | 2.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 70 | 1.60 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -33 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 68 | 1.50 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -32 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 44 | 1.00 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 32 | 0.70 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -30 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 6 | 0.10 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -83 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
1 994 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
10.3 %
10.3 %
B
3.1 %
C
14.0 %
14.0 %
D
31.6 %
31.6 %
E
27.9 %
27.9 %
F
10.7 %
10.7 %
G
2.4 %
13.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 12 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église | 1er siècle;15e siècle |
| cathédrale | 11e siècle;12e siècle;13e siècle;14e siècle |
| jardin public | 11e siècle;2e moitié 19e siècle |
| maison | 2e quart 19e siècle;1er quart 20e siècle |
| fontaine | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| maison | Moyen Age |
| maison | 2e moitié 18e siècle |
| caserne | 1ère moitié 19e siècle;2e quart 20e siècle |
| préfecture | 18e siècle |
| haras | 1er quart 19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Effet de surpression
Effet thermique
Mouvement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme
Risque industriel
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 15 902 analyses · CATLP
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
15 902
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
127
⚡ Charge points
615
🚀 Incl. fast charging
45
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❓ Frequently asked questions about Tarbes
What is the price per m² in Tarbes? ▶
The median price per m² in Tarbes is 1 608 €.
What is the rental yield in Tarbes? ▶
The gross rental yield in Tarbes is 7.7%.
Is Tarbes a good real estate investment? ▶
Tarbes has a ScorCity score of 66/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Tarbes? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Tarbes is D.
What are the natural risks in Tarbes? ▶
8 risks are identified in Tarbes: Effet de surpression, Effet thermique, Mouvement de terrain.