Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 121 people live in this town, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Roquiague: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing Roquiague does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Roquiague as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Maytie dit d'Andurain, in Mauléon-Licharre, 3.3 mi away.
62% 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 Roquiague.
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. 26% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Roquiague is 51.8.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Roquiague | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 5.9%. 2.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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 Roquiague, 94.0% passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%). General-bac pupils go 3.1 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège ArgiaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Jean Pierre ChampoNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 49 | 94%+3 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Roquiague.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Roquiague 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 Roquiague yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquiague | 121 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 3.3 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 10,684 | 11 | A− | B+ | C | B |
| Monein | 4,446 | 16 | — | B− | — | B |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 17 | A− | A | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Roquiague is a commune of 121 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque. 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 9, 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.