Lestelle-Bétharram is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 13% of its homes are second homes. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Lestelle-Bétharram stand out
The 2 things Lestelle-Bétharram does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lestelle-Bétharram.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Lestelle-Bétharram: 32% are 65 or over, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 15%, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9% of residents. Half the people of Lestelle-Bétharram are older than 50.3.
50.3median age
Lestelle-BétharramPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
History
Lestelle-Bétharram keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 4. Among the classé monuments in Lestelle-Bétharram is Chapelle Notre-Dame. On the Culture ministry’s list, Lestelle-Bétharram counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Lestelle-Bétharram are out of work than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: 7.1%
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.3% of commuters at the census. Lestelle-Bétharram holds 150 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,880 a year.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Lestelle-Bétharram, 0.6 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Lestelle-Bétharram costs less than in both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.45/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 86% were houses. Sales in Lestelle-Bétharram from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.
€10.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Lestelle-Bétharram€10.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€10.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.65 to €12.62/m² a month)
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Chapelle Notre-Dame: Photo: Flo641 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont de Betharram: Photo: Original by Eugène Trutat (Born in 1840 - Dead in 1910) - Scan on Flickr by Bibliothèque de Toulouse · Public domain · Calvaire et chemin de croix extérieur: Photo: Croberto68 · Public domain
Famous people from Lestelle-Bétharram
One notable person was born in Lestelle-Bétharram.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Lestelle-Bétharram
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lestelle-Bétharram is a commune of 788 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nay. 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
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.
