Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 255 residents in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bescat out for now. 16% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.
The 2 things Bescat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bescat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit Calhau-de-Teberno, in Buzy, 0.9 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bescat 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 Bescat.
People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 13%. Bescat has a median age of 56.1.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bescat | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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 2.3% of commuters travelled at the census. For its 100 residents in work, Bescat has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. The median disposable income was €26,570 a year per consumption unit, in line with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.6 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 8.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège d'OssauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 98%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Bescat recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Bescat. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bescat yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bescat is a commune of 255 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau. 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 →
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.