Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Argelos.
Who lives here
Few people in Argelos are 65 or over: 17%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
36% of adults hold a degree, close to Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and above compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. The age that splits Argelos in two is 46.3.
46.3median age
ArgelosPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Argelos walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 2.3%
Half of residents lived on more than €28,400 a year per consumption unit, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 6.5%. At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Argelos didn’t travel to work at all.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Argelos, 0.2 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Argelos
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Argelos is a commune of 263 people in the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn. 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.