Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bielle.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9% of Bielle, fewer than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
59.3median age
People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 5.8% of the town. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
BiellePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Bielle keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Bielle is Église Saint-Vivien. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Bielle, 11.9%, runs above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
14%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Bielle counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). The census found 13.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €25,940 a year per consumption unit, close to both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot9%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Bielle, 0.4 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bielle is a commune of 371 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
Population
371 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.9 sq mi (25.5 km²)
INSEE code
64127
Bielle’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
