Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 875.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Rontignon has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rontignon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Pau, 3.4 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rontignon.
40% of adults hold a degree, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population. At 48, the median resident of Rontignon sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Rontignon | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Rontignon counts 0.5 jobs (150 jobs, 350 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €30,090 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.2% of working residents in Rontignon to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Rontignon, 75.0% passed the bac, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest general lycée is 3.3 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des LavandièresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 155 | 94%−2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel de l'habitat et de l'industrieNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 44 | 75%−9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 82% were houses. 17 houses and apartments changed hands in Rontignon from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Rontignon. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Franqueville3.7 km north, in BizanosHistoric houseHistoric housePalais Sorrento4.4 km north, in BizanosMuseumMuseumCasanabe4.9 km southeast, in Pardies-PiétatMuseumMuseumCassou4 km southeast, in BalirosChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Idron4.5 km northeast, in IdronPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Rontignon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rontignon yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rontignon is a commune of 875 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées. 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
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.