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Home to 470 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ramous has none. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The one thing Ramous does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ramous as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bellocq, in Bellocq, 1.2 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ramous 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 Ramous.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, between Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Ramous in two is 50.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ramous | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.1% 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%). At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Ramous didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment stands at 10.8%.
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.
Ramous recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.59/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Ramous. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ramous yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ramous is a commune of 470 people in the Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramous | 470 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 3.9 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 6.1 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Pouillon Landes | 3,134 | 8 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Peyrehorade Landes | 3,700 | 11 | C | C | B− | C |
| Narrosse Landes | 3,387 | 14 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Dax Landes | 22,109 | 15 | D | C | D− | D |
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.