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With 747 residents, it is a town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Viodos-Abense-de-Bas is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
The one thing Viodos-Abense-de-Bas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Viodos-Abense-de-Bas 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, 1.9 mi away.
16% 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 Viodos-Abense-de-Bas.
13% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.3% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Viodos-Abense-de-Bas | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
400 jobs are based in Viodos-Abense-de-Bas, for 300 working residents (1.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,460 a year per consumption unit, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 7.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
The bac pass rate near Viodos-Abense-de-Bas is 97.3%, close to Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.5 mi away. At the general lycée, 99% of 96 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège ArgiaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée du Pays de SouleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 96 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Jean Pierre ChampoBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateVocational 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.
The market in Viodos-Abense-de-Bas: 19 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 Viodos-Abense-de-Bas 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 Viodos-Abense-de-Bas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viodos-Abense-de-Bas | 747 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 1.5 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 10,684 | 14 | A− | B+ | C | B |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 15 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 16 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Monein | 4,446 | 16 | — | B− | — | B |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 18 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Viodos-Abense-de-Bas is a commune of 747 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.