Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
170 residents make their home in this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Caro: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. A fifth of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Caro does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Caro as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Anciens remparts de la ville haute et du faubourg d'Espagne, in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, 1.1 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Caro 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 Caro.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Residents of Caro have a median age of 51.9. 25% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%).
45% women, 55% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Caro | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,520 a year per consumption unit, close to Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and above compared French towns (€25,970). 5.6% of Caro’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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 bac pass rate near Caro is 96.0%, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La CitadelleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 48 | 98%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent de NavarreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 71 | 100%+2 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.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Caro from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Caro. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Caro yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Caro is a commune of 170 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro | 170 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hasparren | 7,626 | 17 | A− | C− | A+ | C |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 6,760 | 17 | A | C− | A | A |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 18 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
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.