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BosdarrosPyrénées-Atlantiques

It is a town of 962 residents in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Bosdarros a good place to live?

Bosdarros has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Bosdarros’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Bosdarros’ story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bosdarros, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Hélier Thil, born in 1881, is the one person born in Bosdarros before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1987First protected: Église Saint-Orens
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Landmarks

Bosdarros has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bosdarros.

Who lives here

Bosdarros has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24

49.5median age

People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population. Degrees are held by 42% of adults.

BosdarrosPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education42%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bosdarros
BosdarrosPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–246.9%9.3%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+26%25%22%
No diploma8.7%15%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education42%36%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Bosdarros keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bosdarros, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Bosdarros is better off than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,130 a year per consumption unit

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Bosdarros has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 9.2% of working residents in Bosdarros didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Bosdarros, 0.3 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bosdarros is €11.74/m² a month

€11.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Bosdarros from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bosdarros€11.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€11.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.72 to €14.17/m² a month)
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bosdarros

12pages on Bosdarros
Nearby attractions

Casanabe and 2 more in and around Bosdarros

Museums and heritage in and near Bosdarros. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Bosdarros

One notable person was born in Bosdarros.

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About Bosdarros

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bosdarros is a commune of 962 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

Population
962 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.5 sq mi (24.7 km²)
INSEE code
64139

Bosdarros’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pyrénées-Atlantiques →
GanGelosBordesJurançonNayBizanosGanGelosBordesJurançonNayBizanosBosdarros
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bosdarros962—————
Gan5,6762AC+A+B+
Gelos3,6374.7AC+AA−
Bordes2,8724.8—B—B−
Jurançon7,0405.4BC+B−B+
Nay3,1845.5AB+A−C−
Bizanos4,5925.9A−CC+A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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 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.