Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ouillon.
Who lives here
Ouillon is a graduates’ town: 51% hold a degree, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns
41median age
The under-15s are just over a fifth of the population here. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
OuillonPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma5%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education51%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 121 men for every 100 women. 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
Work & commute
Fewer people in Ouillon are out of work than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: 4.7%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Ouillon number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.1 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,840 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Ouillon, 0.1 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,840
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
Schools
99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
99.0%passed the brevet
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Ouillon is 89.0%, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 7 mi off.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ouillon is a commune of 553 people in the Communauté de communes du Nord Est 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
553 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Nord Est Béarn
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
64438
Ouillon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.