Argelès-Gazost, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in France · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 8,061 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur) (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual violence | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 8 | 289.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | not published | - | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 24 | 869.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | not published | - | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | not published | - | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 21 | 760.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 12 | 434.6 | 651.7 |
| Counts victims, in the commune where the victim lives, not where the fraud happened. | |||
Source: SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 21 |
| Other | 12 |
Questions about crime in Argelès-Gazost
- Is Argelès-Gazost safe?
- Argelès-Gazost: Safety 8 out of 10 (Low crime). Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Argelès-Gazost?
- Argelès-Gazost: Weighted crime: 8,061 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire publique Parc Suzanne 200 m
- School: École maternelle Publique Villa Suzanne 260 m
- School: École élémentaire publique Jean Bourdette 490 m
- School: École Maternelle Publique Jean Bourdette 490 m
- School: École primaire privée Notre-Dame 510 m
- Bus stop: Le Parc 290 m
- Bus stop: Le Parc 320 m
- Doctor or clinic: Dr Bouchède Jean-Patrick 610 m
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier Tarbes-Lourdes 11.0 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 750 m
- Supermarket: Netto 760 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Lourdes 2/10
- Bagnères-de-Bigorre 1/10
- Tarbes 2/10
- Séméac 7/10
- Bordères-sur-l'Échez 10/10
- Aureilhan 7/10
- Lannemezan 1/10
Mayors of Argelès-Gazost since 2014
Argelès-Gazost: Other centre. Département president: Michel Pélieu (Other left)
Gaëlle VALLIN · Other centre
since April 2026
Too early to compare
Gaëlle VALLIN · Other
July 2020 – April 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Argelès-Gazost ▲ +11% · France ▲ +15%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Dominique ROUX · Other
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Argelès-Gazost ▼ −8% · France ▼ −14%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Maires: Répertoire national des élus and Ministère de l'Intérieur election results. Crime: SSMSI. Licence Ouverte v2.0. Maires 2014: Ministère de l'Intérieur via IdeesLibres (ODbL).
