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Home to 694 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Bordères: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Bordères does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bordères as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison carrée ou de Jeanne d'Albret, in Nay, 2.5 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bordères 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 Bordères.
Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. The age that splits Bordères in two is 49.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bordères | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 300 residents in work, Bordères has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.8% of commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €28,840 a year per consumption unit, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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.
The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri IVNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 164 | 95%+1 pt |
| Lycée Paul ReyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 132 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 118 | 100%+3 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.46/m² a month. The market in Bordères: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Bordères. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Bordères.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bordères is a commune of 694 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nay. 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 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.