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
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
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
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 →
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.