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140 people call this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Laàs has none. 11% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Laàs does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Laàs as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, in L'Hôpital-d'Orion, 3.8 mi away.
61% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Laàs 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 Laàs.
Degrees are held by 37% of adults. 14% are under 15, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Laàs: 53.5, the median.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Laàs | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €24,130 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Laàs didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Laàs. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.12/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Laàs. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Laàs yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Laàs is a commune of 140 people in the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves. 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 →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laàs | 140 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 7.2 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 8.2 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 11 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 11 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Artix | 3,477 | 14 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
| Monein | 4,446 | 14 | — | 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 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.