Real strengths, and real weak spots. Bidart’s overall grade of B− puts it better than 48% of compared French towns, #30 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 16.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on safety as well: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 21.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Schools do well: bac results 1.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. The local economy does well: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 10.5% unemployment. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bidart 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.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château d'Ilbarritz: Photo: Lilipiapia · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bidart.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Bidart cost more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €6,336/m²
€6,336/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Bidart, houses go for €7,031/m² and apartments for €6,103/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €15.88/m² a month, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€13.04/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €16.35/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bidart€6,336/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€2,784/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€7,031/m²
118
Apartments
€6,103/m²
239
€15.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.04 to €20.95/m² a month)
16.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,570
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
96.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.1 mi away. For exam results, it comes #15 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. At the general lycée, 100% of 41 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Bidart sees more crime than 68% of compared French towns
4.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
All told, Bidart had 183 recorded offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Bidart (4,500 to 3,450): it draws people in from around. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage57
Burglary49
Theft from vehicles28
Family violence19
Other physical violence18
Vehicle theft12
Theft without violence67
Fraud51
Drug use28
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
183
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
Bidart: 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.1% of the total. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than expected: Bidart is below 60% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (62 places) count their residents as Bidart’s; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 632 residents of Bidart died, against 681 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Pyrénées-Atlantiques is 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 8 general practitioners locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Bidart · 6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Capio clinique Aguilera
5.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Cote Basque
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
7.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income is €27,850 a year for each consumption unit. Unemployment runs at 10.5%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
4,500
jobs based in Bidart, 1.3 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
Martin Plaa: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Baptiste Erdocio: 34 super héros, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Bidart
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bidart is a commune of 7,689 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque. 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
7,689 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code
64125
Bidart’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bidart
Is Bidart safe?
It grades C for safety, #30 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 49 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bidart good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #15 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bidart expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bidart grades D− for cost of living.
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.
