Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 67% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are nearly two fifths of the population.
What makes Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus stand out
The 2 things Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Geniès de Benque-Dessous: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Benque-Dessus: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus: 39% are 65 or over, above Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
57median age
17% of adults hold a degree, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (40%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. The middle age in Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus is 57.
Benque-Dessous-et-DessusHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église de Benque-Dessus. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
99%passed the bac (general and technological)
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus is 99.0%, above both Haute-Garonne’s towns (96.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.8 mi off.
Benque-Dessous-et-Dessus is a commune of 30 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises. 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
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.
