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GéroncePyrénées-Atlantiques

A town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 492 people.

Is Géronce a good place to live?

There are no grades for Géronce: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

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

No historic monuments in Géronce

The Culture ministry lists no building in Géronce as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château d'Aren, in Aren, 1.9 mi away.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Géronce.

Who lives here

Géronce has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Under 15: 18% of residents. Half the people of Géronce are older than 49.1.

49.1median age
GéroncePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%

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 Géronce
GéroncePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–246.8%9.3%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma9.7%15%19%
CAP or BEP34%25%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education28%36%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Géronce than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 1.8%

Jobs located in Géronce: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Géronce didn’t travel to work at all. The median disposable income was €26,550 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Géronce, 0.2 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,550
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Géronce than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.26/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Géronce.

€10.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Géronce€10.26/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€10.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.96/m² a month)
€9.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Aren and 2 more in and around Géronce

Heritage in and near Géronce. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Géronce

12pages on Géronce

Landmarks

Nothing in Géronce is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Géronce

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

How we find them →

Géronce’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 →
Oloron-Sainte-MarieMoneinMauléon-LicharreMourenxArtixLescarOloron-Sainte-MarieMoneinMauléon-LicharreMourenxArtixLescarGéronce
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Géronce492—————
Oloron-Sainte-Marie10,6845.1A−B+CB
Monein4,4468.2—B−—B
Mauléon-Licharre2,9729.7A+AA+B+
Mourenx5,69510A−AC+C
Artix3,47713AB+AC+
Lescar9,45515AC−C+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Géronce

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Géronce is a commune of 492 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut 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
492 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.2 sq mi (16.2 km²)
INSEE code
64241

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 4, 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.