Where it does best is schools — brevet results at the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car: nearly a third of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Housing is expensive (C+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 39% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Came 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.
Each subject compares Came 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Came.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Came is harder to get around on foot than 95% of compared French towns
After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,220 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 6.9% of the labour force are out of work. For its 450 residents in work, Came has 500 jobs: 1.1 each.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
500
jobs based in Came, 1.1 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Came loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 76 per 100 expected, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
73 deaths in Came between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 96: 24% below. The nearest emergency department to Came is Centre hospitalier de Saint Palais, 11.1 mi away. Women in Pyrénées-Atlantiques live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Came · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Palais
11.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Palais
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Came are 65 or over: 21%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
The share of residents under 15 is 18%. 29% of adults hold a degree, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Residents of Came have a median age of 44.6.
44.6median age
CamePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Came
Is Came safe?
Came has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Came good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Came
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Came is a commune of 1,024 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque. 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
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.