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Population 136: a town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

136

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.09

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,600

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Castet a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Castet falls below the line for grades. 43% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Castet stand out

The 2 things Castet does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

38% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 61. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Polycarpe · Inscrit · Photo: Patrick.charpiat · CC BY 3.0

Castet’s story

Castet in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Castet; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1997First protected: Église Saint-Polycarpe
1998Most recently protected: Château de Castet dit Tour Abadie

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Castet; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Inscrit

Château de Castet dit Tour AbadieCastle · 12th & 13th c.

Église Saint-PolycarpeChurch · 11th–19th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Polycarpe: Photo: Patrick.charpiat · CC BY 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castet.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Castet than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 7.4% are under 15

61median age

Degrees are held by 29% of adults. Half the people of Castet are older than 61.

CastetPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Pyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

38%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP37%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Castet
	Castet	Pyrénées-Atlantiques median	France median
Under 15	7.4%	15%	17%
15–24	7.4%	9.3%	11%
25–44	13%	22%	23%
45–64	35%	27%	26%
65+	38%	25%	22%
No diploma	17%	15%	19%
CAP or BEP	37%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	18%	18%
Higher education	29%	36%	30%

Full pageCastet’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages61 median age · 38% are 65 or over Households80 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad2.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Castet?”

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

History

Old homes shape Castet: 36% were built before 1919, more than in both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Castet; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 11th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

11th c.

oldest protected part

1997

first monument protected

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Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Castet?”

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

Work & commute

Castet has lower unemployment than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 6.9%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Castet counts 1.1 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €25,600 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

Bicycle4%

Public transport2%

On foot0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Castet, 1.1 per working resident

6.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,600

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 1.1 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,600 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

98.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Castet98.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège d'OssauNearest collègeCollège	Collège	47	98%+6 pts

98.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate

2.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges98.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Castet than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.09/m² a month

€10.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.92/m² a month. The market in Castet: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Castet€10.09/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²

€10.09/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.17 to €12.46/m² a month)

€8.92/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€10.09/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Castet

13pages on Castet

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.5 mi away Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 61 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Tour Abadie and 7 more in and around Castet

Heritage and museums in and near Castet. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauTour Abadiein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bielle2 km southwest, in Bielle MuseumMuseumMusée d'Arudy4.3 km north, in Arudy ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Béon3.7 km south, in Aste-Béon ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sainte-Colome3.8 km north, in Sainte-Colome MuseumMuseumLa Falaise aux Vautours3.6 km south, in Aste-Béon

Famous people from Castet

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Castet as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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About Castet

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Castet is a commune of 136 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau. 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: 136 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Vallée d'Ossau
Département: Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 9.1 sq mi (23.6 km²)
INSEE code: 64175

Castet’s 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 →

GanNayOloron-Sainte-MarieBordesGelosJurançonCastet

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Castet	136	—	—	—	—	—
Gan	5,676	11	A	C⁺	A⁺	B⁺
Nay	3,184	11	A	B⁺	A⁻	C⁻
Oloron-Sainte-Marie	10,684	13	A⁻	B⁺	C	B
Bordes	2,872	14	—	B	—	B⁻
Gelos	3,637	15	A	C⁺	A	A⁻
Jurançon	7,040	15	B	C⁺	B⁻	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 8, 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.