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2,104 residents make their home in this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Ahetze’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on walkability as well: 21% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €5,238/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Ahetze has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ahetze 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.
Ahetze has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Ahetze does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ahetze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.
Ahetze has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ahetze.
2.8% 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. Ahetze holds 250 jobs; 950 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,840 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.
Houses accounted for 71% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 49 homes in Ahetze.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €5,425/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Ahetze. Women in Pyrénées-Atlantiques live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 114 residents of Ahetze died, against 151 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% fewer.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.2% of the total, about level with compared French towns (7.4%) and above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (5.9%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 20% of residents. Also worth knowing: among adults, 40% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ahetze | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Ahetze. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Ahetze.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ahetze is a commune of 2,104 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahetze | 2,104 | — | — | D− | — | A− |
| Bidart | 7,689 | 2.4 | B− | D− | C | B |
| Arcangues | 3,657 | 3.3 | A− | D | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle | 7,264 | 3.6 | B+ | D | A+ | C |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 14,857 | 3.7 | B− | D− | C | B |
| Bassussarry | 3,414 | 4.4 | — | D | — | A− |
| Ascain | 4,658 | 4.9 | A− | D | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ahetze has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ahetze grades D− for cost of living.
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.