Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 146 people live in this town, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bésingrand out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bésingrand as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Girons, in Monein, 3.4 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bésingrand 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 Bésingrand.
Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). At 45, the median resident of Bésingrand sits in the middle of the age range.
57% women, 43% men
About 76 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bésingrand | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,910 a year per consumption unit, close to Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 1.7% of working residents in Bésingrand didn’t travel to work at all. The unemployment rate here is 9.1%.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bésingrand, 97.1% passed the bac, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 95%+2 pts |
| Lycée Albert CamusNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 121 | 98%+1 pt |
| Collège Pierre BourdieuBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 45 | 89%+10 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.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Bésingrand from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Bésingrand. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bésingrand yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bésingrand is a commune of 146 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
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 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.