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BellocqPyrénées-Atlantiques

933 people live in this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Bellocq a good place to live?

There are no grades for Bellocq: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Château de Bellocq
Château de Bellocq · Classé · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bellocq’s story

Bellocq in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bellocq: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1997First protected: Château de Bellocq
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellocq.

Who lives here

Few people in Bellocq are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns

A fifth of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 18% of the population here.

47.7median age
BellocqPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bellocq
BellocqPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–247.3%9.3%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+27%25%22%
No diploma21%15%19%
CAP or BEP32%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education20%36%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Bellocq keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Bellocq is Château de Bellocq. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bellocq than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

The median disposable income is €23,900 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Bellocq: 150, for 350 residents in work (0.4 each). Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Bellocq, 0.4 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 3 mi away.

98.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bellocq98.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Félix PécautNearest collègeCollègeCollège4598%+4 pts
98.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Bellocq costs less than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.52/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Bellocq recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bellocq€10.52/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€10.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.37 to €13.22/m² a month)
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bellocq

13pages on Bellocq

Landmarks

Bellocq has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Bellocq: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bellocq

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bellocq yet.

How we find them →

Bellocq’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pyrénées-Atlantiques →
Salies-de-BéarnPouillonOrthezPeyrehoradeNarrosseDaxSalies-de-BéarnPouillonOrthezPeyrehoradeNarrosseDaxBellocq
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bellocq933—————
Salies-de-Béarn4,7423.2A−B−AC−
Pouillon Landes3,1347.3—C—C+
Orthez10,8817.5B+BB−B−
Peyrehorade Landes3,7009.5CCB−C
Narrosse Landes3,38713B+CA−B+
Dax Landes22,10914DCD−D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Bellocq

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bellocq is a commune of 933 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

Population
933 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
INSEE code
64108

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.