Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 358 people, lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Banca is too small for the grades other French towns get. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Banca does most differently from other towns.
Banca has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Banca.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Banca has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Banca | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Banca: 150, for 150 residents in work (0.9 each). 5.0% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 15.2% of working residents in Banca didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Banca recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Banca. Best known first.
Banca has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Mine de Banca: Photo: Pelosastrea · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Banca as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banca | 358 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sare | 2,763 | 16 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 6,760 | 16 | A | C− | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Banca is a commune of 358 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque. 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.