Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 738 people, lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Faust isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Faust as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Blaise, in Lacommande, 2.9 mi away.
21% 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 Saint-Faust.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.7% of the town. 26% of residents are 65 or over, close to Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Faust | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Saint-Faust counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 300 workers). Median disposable income comes to €28,890 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The market in Saint-Faust: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Faust 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 Saint-Faust 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
Saint-Faust is a commune of 738 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.