Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 316 residents, it is a town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Balansun falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Balansun as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges du château Moncade, in Orthez, 3.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Balansun.
Over-65s are 21% of the population. 20% are under 15, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Balansun | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 7.5%. For its 150 residents in work, Balansun has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. The median disposable income was €26,910 a year per consumption unit, in line with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Balansun from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Balansun. Best known first.
Nothing in Balansun is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Balansun.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Balansun is a commune of 316 people in the Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez. 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 November 9, 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.