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A town of 2,447 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Pupils here do better than most (A): bac results 1.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results a point above the expected rate. Add jobs & income to its strengths: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 15.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: just over two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Arbonne 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 Arbonne 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.
Arbonne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Arbonne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Arbonne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Arbonne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arbonne.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.78/m² a month, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€13.04/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 72% were houses. House rents are put at about €16.35/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €6,254/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Villa FalNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 97%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Biarritz AtlantiqueNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 41 | 100%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The unemployment rate comes to 6.3%. 6.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
After the care-home adjustment, Arbonne’s deaths ran at 80 per 100 expected, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (83) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 333 residents of Arbonne died, against 308 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. In Pyrénées-Atlantiques, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Arbonne can choose among 4 GPs.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. 6% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (5.9%) and below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 16%, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) but below compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Arbonne: 46.9, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Arbonne | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 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 Arbonne. Best known first.
MuseumCité de l'Océan et du Surf4.5 km northwest, in Biarritz
MuseumChâteau d'Arcangues2.7 km northeast, in ArcanguesChâteauChâteauPerukaïnin townChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Ilbarritz4.3 km northwest, in BidartChurchChurchChapelle Sainte-Madeleine de Bidart4 km west, in BidartPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Arbonne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Arbonne is a commune of 2,447 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 →
Arbonne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.4 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 92% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 41 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Biarritz Atlantique in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Arbonne 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.
