Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 136 people, lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Araux falls below the line for grades. 16% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Araux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Araux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison ancienne dite maison Paillé, in Navarrenx, 3.1 mi away.
44% 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 Araux.
9.2% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and below compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 34% of adults. The middle age in Araux is 51.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Araux | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,320 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.4% of working residents in Araux at the census.
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.
Sales in Araux from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Araux. Best known first.
Nothing in Araux 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 Araux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araux | 136 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 9.2 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 9.6 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 9.6 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 10 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Monein | 4,446 | 12 | — | B− | — | B |
| Artix | 3,477 | 12 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Araux is a commune of 136 people in the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves. 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.