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2,013 people live in this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Bénéjacq’s strongest subject is schools (A) — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 1.8 points above the expected rate. It also does well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability: 28% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,137/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nay.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bénéjacq has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bénéjacq with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Bénéjacq has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Bénéjacq does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bénéjacq as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison carrée ou de Jeanne d'Albret, in Nay, 2.4 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bénéjacq is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bénéjacq.
7.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 900 residents in work, Bénéjacq has 500 jobs: 0.6 each. No commute at all: 2.5% of working residents in the town at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 90% of 60 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. The nearest collège is 2.1 mi away. At the two general lycées, 99% of 215 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri IVNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 164 | 95%+1 pt |
| Lycée Paul ReyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 132 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 118 | 100%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Pyrénées-Atlantiques, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 163 residents of Bénéjacq died, against 217 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Bénéjacq is Centre hospitalier Tarbes Lourdes site Lourdes, 10.6 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Bénéjacq can choose among 4 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,137/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Bénéjacq from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,147/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Bénéjacq has a median age of 46.6 years. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of residents, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%).
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bénéjacq | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums and heritage in and near Bénéjacq. Best known first.
2 notable people were born in Bénéjacq.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bénéjacq is a commune of 2,013 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nay. 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
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Bénéjacq has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 2.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns. 98% of 132 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul Rey in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,137/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bénéjacq grades B+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 8, 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.