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GabastonPyrénées-Atlantiques

673 people call this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.

Is Gabaston a good place to live?

Gabaston is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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

1 historic monument, 1 classé

On the Culture ministry’s list, Gabaston counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2022.

  • 2022First protected: Maison Auriol
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Landmarks

Gabaston 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 Gabaston.

History

Old homes shape Gabaston: 11% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

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

Among the classé monuments in Gabaston is Maison Auriol. Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

20th c.
oldest protected part
2022
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A younger town: only 20% of people in Gabaston are 65 or over, fewer than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns

44.7median age

17% of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 39% have a degree.

GabastonPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gabaston
GabastonPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–249.2%9.3%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+20%25%22%
No diploma11%15%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education39%36%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 4.0% of commuters in Gabaston go to work without a car, fewer than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

For its 300 residents in work, Gabaston has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. 7.4% of the labour force are out of work. Households’ median disposable income: €27,400 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Gabaston, 0.2 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

99.0%passed the brevet

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

For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Gabaston99.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège La HourquieNearest collègeCollègeCollège16899%+3 pts
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gabaston than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.79/m² a month

€9.79/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Gabaston: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gabaston€9.79/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.64 to €12.55/m² a month)
€9.27/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 Gabaston

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Famous people from Gabaston

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About Gabaston

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gabaston is a commune of 673 people in the Communauté de communes du Nord Est Béarn. 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
673 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Nord Est Béarn
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code
64227

Gabaston’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 →
MorlaàsIdronBizanosSerres-CastetPauBordesMorlaàsIdronBizanosSerres-CastetPauBordesGabaston
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gabaston673—————
Morlaàs4,3742.9A+C+AB+
Idron5,3406.4AC−AA+
Bizanos4,5927.8A−CC+A
Serres-Castet4,4187.8A+BA+B+
Pau80,4418.1C+C+C−B−
Bordes2,8728.8—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 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.