Barbaste’s strongest is schools — brevet results 15 points above the expected rate. Work and incomes lag: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 12.7% unemployment. It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,313/m², so 70 m² costs 3.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Albret Communauté.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Barbaste has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Barbaste with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Barbaste run above what its ages would predict: 109 per 100 expected, more than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Barbaste. In Lot-et-Garonne, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.3 years for women and 80.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 180 residents of Barbaste died, against 165 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Barbaste · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Agen Nerac Antenne Smur de Nerac
18.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Agen Nerac Hopital Saint Esprit
85.3 · 80.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot-et-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Barbaste is harder to get around on foot than 85% of compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 5.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €23,200 a year per consumption unit, near Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 12.7% are unemployed.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Barbaste, 0.4 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
For cost of living, Barbaste gets an A−
€1,313/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.42/m² a month, about level with Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €1,313/m²: 61 houses and apartments sold in Barbaste between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 97% of what sold.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Barbaste€1,313/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€1,491/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,313/m²
59
€9.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.56 to €11.73/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Albret Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Barbaste, fewer than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns
51.6median age
28% of residents are 65 or over, near Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (29%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%. Among adults, 19% have a degree.
BarbasteLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Barbaste: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Barbaste is Pont roman. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. This Lot-et-Garonne town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Barbaste is a commune of 1,488 people in the Communauté de communes Albret Communauté. 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
Population
1,488 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Albret Communauté
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
15 sq mi (38.9 km²)
INSEE code
47021
Barbaste’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Barbaste
Is Barbaste safe?
Barbaste has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Barbaste good?
They grade A+, better than 100% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Barbaste expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,313/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Barbaste grades A− for cost of living.
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.
