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Home to 520 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Goès is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Goès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Goès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour de Grède, in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, 1.1 mi away.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Goès is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Goès.
7.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under-15s account for 12% of the population. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Goès | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 7.9% are unemployed. Goès has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Goès didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.1 mi off. At the general lycée, 99% of 140 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des CordeliersNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée Jules SupervielleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 140 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 72 | 97%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Goès.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Goès. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Oloron2.5 km southwest, in Oloron-Sainte-MarieChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lassalle2.6 km southwest, in BidosArchaeological siteArchaeological siteTumulus de Peyrecor 13.4 km east, in EscoutChâteauChâteauChâteau Verlée2.8 km northwest, in LedeuixArt galleryArt galleryGalerie Sabaïa2.5 km southwest, in Oloron-Sainte-MariePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Goès.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Goès is a commune of 520 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.