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Over-65s are 36% of the population. The town, home to 1,102 people, lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
A 70 m² home at the median €1,609/m² costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn. School results are strong: bac results 0.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.5 points above the expected rate. It has 1,050 jobs for 450 working residents.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bidos 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.
The 3 things Bidos does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bidos 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.
Bidos has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Bidos has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
Heritage and museums in and near Bidos. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Oloron1.6 km northwest, in Oloron-Sainte-MarieChâteauChâteauChâteau Verlée4.4 km north, in LedeuixArt galleryArt galleryGalerie Sabaïa1.6 km northwest, in Oloron-Sainte-MarieMuseumMuseumVilla du Pays d'Art et d'Histoire2 km north, in Oloron-Sainte-MariePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bidos.
36% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.5%. Among adults, 27% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bidos | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.9% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Bidos is 94.8%, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (95.0%) and higher than compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 89% passed the bac pro, of 92 candidates at 2 lycées. Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des CordeliersNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée Jules SupervielleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 140 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 72 | 97%+4 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.
Women in Pyrénées-Atlantiques live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 189 deaths in Bidos from 2016 to 2025; there were 142, 25% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Bidos is Centre hospitalier Oloron, 1.6 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,609/m², comes from 50 sales of houses and apartments in Bidos from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,687/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
No commute at all: 3.5% of working residents in Bidos at the census. The median disposable income was €26,530 a year per consumption unit, about level with both 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.1% of the total, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Bidos has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bidos yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Bidos has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 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 87% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 140 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jules Supervielle in 2025, a point above 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 €1,609/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bidos grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bidos is a commune of 1,102 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn. 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) · 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 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.