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It is a town of 144 residents in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Labets-Biscay is too small for the grades other French towns get. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The one thing Labets-Biscay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Labets-Biscay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Viellenave, in Bergouey-Viellenave, 1.6 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Labets-Biscay 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 Labets-Biscay.
Children under 15 make up 12%, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town. Residents of Labets-Biscay have a median age of 54.8.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
| Labets-Biscay | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,760 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Labets-Biscay number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 1.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
House rents are put at about €9.12/m² a month. Sales in Labets-Biscay from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Labets-Biscay yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Labets-Biscay is a commune of 144 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labets-Biscay | 144 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 8.9 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Peyrehorade Landes | 3,700 | 11 | C | C | B− | C |
| Hasparren | 7,626 | 13 | A− | C− | A+ | C |
| Briscous | 2,965 | 14 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 15 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Pouillon Landes | 3,134 | 15 | — | C | — | C+ |
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.