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A town of 485 in Ariège, Occitanie.
Bézac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bézac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Couvent des Cordeliers, in Pamiers, 3 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Bézac. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bézac.
Graduates make up 33% of adults. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Ariège’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 7.8% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Bézac | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force are out of work. Bézac holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €25,260 a year per consumption unit, above Ariège’s towns (€23,470) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 99%+2 pts |
| Lycée général privé Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 65 | 97%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
8 houses and apartments changed hands in Bézac from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.68/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bézac 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 Bézac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bézac | 485 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pamiers | 16,473 | 3.1 | C | B+ | D | C |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 5.2 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 5.2 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Saverdun | 4,808 | 5.8 | D | C+ | C | D |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 7.6 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Mazères | 3,852 | 8.5 | B | C+ | B+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Bézac is a commune of 485 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées. 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 October 30, 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.