Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 428 people live in this town, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Bérenx is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The one thing Bérenx does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bérenx as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bellocq, in Bellocq, 3 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bérenx.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 13% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bérenx | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.7% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.7%, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 200 residents in work, Bérenx has 50 jobs: 0.3 each.
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 Bérenx from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.12/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Bérenx. Best known first.
Nothing in Bérenx is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bérenx.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bérenx | 428 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 3.6 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 4.2 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Pouillon Landes | 3,134 | 10 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Peyrehorade Landes | 3,700 | 13 | C | C | B− | C |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 15 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Narrosse Landes | 3,387 | 16 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bérenx is a commune of 428 people in the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves. 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.