Eaux-Bonnes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 93% of its housing. The median price paid is €1,673/m². It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Eaux-Bonnes stand out
The 3 things Eaux-Bonnes does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eaux-Bonnes.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Eaux-Bonnes than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are under 15
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.1% of residents.
58median age
Eaux-BonnesPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Eaux-Bonnes keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Eaux-Bonnes is Chapelle d'Assouste. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Eaux-Bonnes gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns: 24.7% of commuters
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,690 a year. Unemployment stood at 12.5%, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Eaux-Bonnes number 300, against 100 residents in work (3.2 per worker).
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving53%
On foot20%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Eaux-Bonnes, 3.2 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Eaux-Bonnes costs less than in both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.74/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 202 homes were sold in Eaux-Bonnes. Houses made up 7% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €8.92/m² a month.
€1,673/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Eaux-Bonnes€1,673/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€2,784/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€1,659/m²
187
€10.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.03 to €14.37/m² a month)
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Chapelle d'Assouste: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Patrick.charpiat (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ancien hôtel des Princes: Photo: Will6475 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Eaux-Bonnes
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Eaux-Bonnes is a commune of 215 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
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.
