NUTS-3 FRJ26 · France
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées generates €7.2bn of GDP across 232.1k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 41.8/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by livability and economic scale. Its economy has grown +3.5%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 4.7pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for education (91.5th EU percentile) and weakest for safety (22th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Mid-field stable51 → 40 EU percentile since 1995 (-11 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Talent & skills92
Energy cost88
Air quality67
Quality of life57
Cost advantage55
Resilience55
Digital readiness48
Labour market41
Governance38
Growth momentum34
Economic base33
Connectivity32
Freight intensity24
Industrial base23
Demographic outlook21
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
41.8
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth34.4
Livability56.9
Market access30
Economic scale46
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
54.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability69
Labour stability68
Diversification26
Demographic stability56
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
31.7
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density54
Airport access11
Market access30
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
91.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary91
Lifelong learning84
Knowledge workers94
Scientists & engineers98
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
67.3
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.58.1 µg/m³
PM1012.8 µg/m³
NO29.2 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
56.9
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy39
Jobs34.5
Education91.5
Health91.5
Safety22
Connectivity51
Environment68.7
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
34.4
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.5%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.6%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.9 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.2 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.2%
CAGR
Employment rate
+4.7 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.9 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Public · health · education · 33.1%Diversified · HHI 2416
Agriculture 1.5%Industry 13.6%Construction 6.4%Trade · transport · ICT 17.2%Finance · real estate · prof. 28.3%Public · health · education 33.1%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€7,238M2024
3.4% 1y 3.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 46
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€6,531M2025
0.8% 1y 2.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 49
Population
232,0662025
0.1% 1y 0.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 47
Unemployment rate
6.5%2025
4.8% 1y 3.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 72
Employment
94,3002024
0.9% 1y 1.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 42
Productivity / employee
€78,2252025
1.9% 1y 3.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 38
Gross value added
€6,453M2024
2.8% 1y 3.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 46
All indicators · 88 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€6,453M
2024 · EU pctl 46
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€95M
2024 · EU pctl 36
GVA — industry (B–E)
€875M
2024 · EU pctl 28
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€682M
2024 · EU pctl 29
GVA — construction (F)
€414M
2024 · EU pctl 46
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,110M
2024 · EU pctl 39
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€23,600
2023 · EU pctl 45 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
28,600 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 33
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€31,000
2024 · EU pctl 39
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€27,134M
2024 · EU pctl 76 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€3,274M
2024 · EU pctl 71 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€63,709M
2024 · EU pctl 81 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€1,312M
2024 · EU pctl 62
GVA — information & communication (J)
€48M
2024 · EU pctl 30
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€1,826M
2024 · EU pctl 58
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€2,133M
2024 · EU pctl 63
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€6,531M
2025 · EU pctl 49
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€78,225
2025 · EU pctl 38
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€1,614M
2025 · EU pctl 45
Labour market
Employment, total persons
94,300
2024 · EU pctl 42
Self-employed persons
15,000
2024 · EU pctl 49
Employment in manufacturing (C)
9,200
2024 · EU pctl 26
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
76.9%
2025 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
15.9%
2025 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
6.5%
2025 · EU pctl 72
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
103,500
2025 · EU pctl 43
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
19,024
2023 · EU pctl 59
Enterprise births
2,228
2023 · EU pctl 66
Enterprise deaths
1,892
2023 · EU pctl 67
3-year enterprise survival rate
5.7%
2023 · EU pctl 81
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
4.1%
2023 · EU pctl 90 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
7.1%
2025 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
2.7%
2023 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
47.9%
2025 · EU pctl 93 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
56.4%
2025 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
18.2%
2025 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
33.7%
2025 · EU pctl 94 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
14.7%
2025 · EU pctl 98 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
95.4%
2025 · EU pctl 48 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
4,865,351
2025 · EU pctl 87
Mobility
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
4,056 kt
2025 · EU pctl 29
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
1,014
CURRENT · EU pctl 54
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
437
CURRENT · EU pctl 54
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
14 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 27 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
110
CURRENT · EU pctl 89
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
CURRENT · EU pctl 0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
133,329
2025 · EU pctl 44
Population aged 65+
66,834
2025 · EU pctl 57
Population aged under 15
31,903
2025 · EU pctl 47
Median age of population
50.0 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 84
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
50.1%
2025 · EU pctl 94
Crude rate of total population change
1.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 52
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
7.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 71
Crude birth rate
7.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 38
Crude death rate
13.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 71
Live births
1,665
2024 · EU pctl 46
Deaths
3,020
2024 · EU pctl 50
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
74.1%
2025 · EU pctl 95
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.50
2024 · EU pctl 71
Population density (persons per km²)
52 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 18
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
199,773
2100 · EU pctl 46
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
564 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 69 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
780 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 3 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
211 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 26 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 78
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
26.8 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 58
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
323 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 71
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,390 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 79
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
60 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.46
2022 · EU pctl 44
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.27
2022 · EU pctl 39
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.02
2022 · EU pctl 37
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.39
2022 · EU pctl 43
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.02
2022 · EU pctl 0
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.107/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 12
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.053/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 44
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
470 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 79
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
11 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 62
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
25 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 18
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
12 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 88
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
13
2024 · EU pctl 27
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
9
2024 · EU pctl 27
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
53
2024 · EU pctl 46
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
32.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 55
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
4.8%
2021 · EU pctl 66
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