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It is a town of 14,384 residents in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Good on most counts; one lags. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Billère grades B overall, better than 63% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #26 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 13.0% unemployment. Homes are dear (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Billère does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Billère 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Billère as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine du château de Pau ou château Henri IV, in Pau, 0.7 mi away.
1.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Billère. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Pau1.8 km southeast, in Pau
MuseumMusée Bernadotte1.8 km southeast, in Pau
ChâteauChâteau de Franqueville4.2 km southeast, in BizanosCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Lescar4.5 km northwest, in LescarMuseumMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Pau2.4 km southeast, in PauPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Billère.
Of those in the labour force, 13.0% are unemployed. Nearly a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income is €23,870 a year for each consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · 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. From 2016 to 2025, 1,587 residents of Billère died, against 1,992 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% fewer. 21 GPs practise in the town.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Billère is 94.5%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) but above compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #35 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Bois d'AmourNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 91%+3 pts |
| Lycée privé Immaculée Conception PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 177 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-CricqBest against expectations: 44 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 65 | 83%+44 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.
Houses in Billère sell for €2,583/m² and apartments for €2,101/m². 822 houses and apartments changed hands in the town from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 20% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,583/m² | 168 |
| Apartments | €2,101/m² | 654 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 15%, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Billère are older than 44.8. Degrees are held by 33% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Billère | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
All told, Billère had 326 recorded offenses in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8.6 violent offenses and 14.6 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Billère is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Billère.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades C+ for safety, #26 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 100 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #35 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The lycée stands out: 100% of 177 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Immaculée Conception 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.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.58/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Billère grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Billère is a commune of 14,384 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées. 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 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.