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PrécilhonPyrénées-Atlantiques

In Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 409 residents.

Is Précilhon a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Précilhon has none.

Précilhon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Précilhon’s story

No historic monuments in Précilhon

The Culture ministry lists no building in Précilhon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Croix, in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, 1.3 mi away.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Précilhon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Précilhon.

Who lives here

Few people in Précilhon are 15 to 24: 7.2%, fewer than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns

45.2median age

Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. 18% are under 15, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Précilhon is older than 45.2, half younger.

PrécilhonPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Précilhon
PrécilhonPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–247.2%9.3%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma13%15%19%
CAP or BEP29%25%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education32%36%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Précilhon are out of work than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: 6.5%

6%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 6.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Précilhon has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €27,000 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Précilhon, 0.2 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

94.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2.5 points above the expected rate

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 1.3 mi away. At the general lycée, 99% of 140 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Précilhon94.8%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Précilhon95.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège des CordeliersNearest collègeCollègeCollège8792%±0 pts
Lycée Jules SupervielleNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée14099%+1 pt
Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège7297%+4 pts

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99%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
89%
passed the vocational bac, −0.3 pts against the expected rate
94.8%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2.5 pts against the expected rate
1.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Précilhon costs less than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.26/m² a month

€10.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

10 houses and apartments changed hands in Précilhon from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Précilhon€10.26/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€10.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.96/m² a month)
€10.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Précilhon

13pages on Précilhon
Nearby attractions

Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Oloron and 6 more in and around Précilhon

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Précilhon. Best known first.

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Famous people from Précilhon

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About Précilhon

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Précilhon is a commune of 409 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

Population
409 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
64460

Précilhon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Oloron-Sainte-MarieMoneinGanJurançonGelosLescarOloron-Sainte-MarieMoneinGanJurançonGelosLescarPrécilhon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Précilhon409—————
Oloron-Sainte-Marie10,6841.6A−B+CB
Monein4,4468.5—B−—B
Gan5,6769.6AC+A+B+
Jurançon7,04011BC+B−B+
Gelos3,63712AC+AA−
Lescar9,45512AC−C+A−

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.