Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
259 people call this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
There are no grades for Béguios: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Béguios does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Béguios, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Béguios has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Béguios.
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Typical age in Béguios: 51.7, the median. 30% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Pyrénées-Atlantiques 36%, France 30%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Béguios | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Béguios, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Béguios has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,280 a year per consumption unit.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €10.97/m² a month. The market in Béguios: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Béguios yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Béguios is a commune of 259 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béguios | 259 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hasparren | 7,626 | 11 | A− | C− | A+ | C |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 11 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Peyrehorade Landes | 3,700 | 13 | C | C | B− | C |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 14 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Briscous | 2,965 | 14 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 6,760 | 15 | A | C− | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 4, 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.