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Population 3,231: a town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Baho’s schools beat most (A−): bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.8 points above the expected rate. It is strong on walkability as well (B+): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Where it falls short is jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 10.2% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,251/m² costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Baho has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Baho with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Baho has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Baho as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Assomption-de-la-Vierge, in Toulouges, 2.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baho.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Baho, 89.4% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (85.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Schools rank #7 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. The closest collège is 1.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le RiberalNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 192 | 80%−6 pts |
| Lycée privé Saint-Louis de Gonzague PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 148 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège François MitterrandBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 165 | 100%+8 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.
99 sales of houses and apartments in Baho, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,251/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €10.39/m² a month. Also worth knowing: of the homes sold, 86% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,347/m² | 85 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stands at 10.2%. Households’ median disposable income: €25,190 a year per consumption unit. 1.9% of Baho’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Baho records 90 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 289 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 260, 10% fewer. At birth, a girl in Pyrénées-Orientales can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 2 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Baho | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Baho. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des monnaies et médailles Joseph Puig5 km east, in PerpignanFortFortPorte fortifiée4.4 km west, in Pézilla-la-RivièreAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Marie de l'Eula4.8 km southwest, in Le SolerManor houseManor houseMaison diocésaine2.1 km southeast, in PerpignanAttractionAttractionQuiz Room4.4 km southeast, in PerpignanPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Baho is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Baho.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baho | 3,231 | — | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Saint-Estève | 11,630 | 1.3 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Le Soler | 7,942 | 1.9 | D | C− | B− | D |
| Toulouges | 7,450 | 2.3 | B− | C− | B− | A− |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 4,129 | 2.7 | D | C− | A | D |
| Canohès | 6,616 | 3.4 | A− | D | A− | A− |
| Baixas | 2,777 | 3.5 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Baho has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns and #7 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. The lycée stands out: 100% of 148 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-Louis de Gonzague in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,251/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.97/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Baho grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Baho is a commune of 3,231 people in the Communauté urbaine Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.