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AinhoaPyrénées-Atlantiques

In Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 672 residents.

Population
672
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€12.32
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,070
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Ainhoa a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ainhoa has none. 19% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Ainhoa stand out

The one thing Ainhoa does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
19%2%AinhoaMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption · Classé · Photo: Harrieta171 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ainhoa’s story

Ainhoa in pictures

Ainhoa has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean-Pierre Duvoisin, born in 1810, is the one person born in Ainhoa before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1996First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ainhoa.

History

Old homes shape Ainhoa: 35% were built before 1919, more than in both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Ainhoa is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected
Full pageAinhoa’s history pageOpen the full History page
Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Ainhoa?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Ainhoa has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Degrees are held by 26% of adults.

47.9median age
AinhoaPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ainhoa
AinhoaPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–248.1%9.3%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma14%15%19%
CAP or BEP32%25%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education26%36%30%
Full pageAinhoa’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages47.9 median age · 22% are 65 or overHouseholds300 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad4.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Ainhoa?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Ainhoa, 6.2%, runs below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns

Households’ median disposable income: €25,070 a year per consumption unit. Ainhoa has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 7.7% of commuters got to work without a car.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Ainhoa, 0.4 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageAinhoa’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentGetting to work8% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€25,070 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Ainhoa is €12.32/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €14.16/m² a month. 9 houses and apartments changed hands in Ainhoa from July 2023 to June 2026.

€12.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ainhoa€12.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€12.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.92 to €15.29/m² a month)
€14.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageAinhoa’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Renting€12.32/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Aubépine d'Ainhoa and 6 more in and around Ainhoa

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Ainhoa. Best known first.

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ChurchChurchChapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Aubépine d'Ainhoain townMuseumMuseumMaison du Patrimoinein townAttractionAttractionQuizz familialin townAttractionAttractionTours et détours d'une rue toute droitein townAttractionAttractionAdventure Côte-Basque-Paramoteur4.6 km northwest, in Saint-Pée-sur-NivelleAttractionAttractionTyrolienne géante et tyrolienne Park Evolution 24.8 km northwest, in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ainhoa

12pages on Ainhoa
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.5 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing9 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors62% of the commune is protected natureAttractions4 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 47.9History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Ainhoa has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 13th–17th c.
Classé
église Saint-ÉtienneChurch · in Espelette, 3.7 mi
Classé
Église Saint-PierreChurch · 16th & 17th c. · in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, 4.3 mi
Classé
Cromlechs de Meatse, Meatseko-Biskarra, Iuskadi, Zelaïou ou Mendittip…Funerary monument · Prehistory · in Itxassou, 4.7 mi
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Harrieta171 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ainhoa

One notable person was born in Ainhoa.

Their page →
J
Jean-Pierre DuvoisinBasque writer (1810–1891)

Ainhoa’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pyrénées-Atlantiques →
SareSaint-Pée-sur-NivelleCambo-les-BainsUstaritzAscainArcanguesSareSaint-Pée-sur-NivelleCambo-les-BainsUstaritzAscainArcanguesAinhoa
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ainhoa672—————
Sare2,7633.9—C−—B−
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle7,2644.5B+DA+C
Cambo-les-Bains6,7606.4AC−AA
Ustaritz7,8976.9ADA+A−
Ascain4,6587.3A−DA+B
Arcangues3,6579.1A−DA+C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Ainhoa

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ainhoa is a commune of 672 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

Population
672 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.2 km²)
INSEE code
64014

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.