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Home to 376 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Boès isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The one thing Saint-Boès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Boès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Temple protestant, in Orthez, 3.2 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Boès 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 Saint-Boès.
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 30% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Boès | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Saint-Boès number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Nearly a tenth of Saint-Boès’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,470 a year per consumption unit, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Boès yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Boès is a commune of 376 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Boès | 376 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 3.3 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 7.2 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Pouillon Landes | 3,134 | 11 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Hagetmau Landes | 4,624 | 14 | A | B+ | A | C |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 14 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Artix | 3,477 | 15 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
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 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.