Arcangues’s overall A− puts it #19 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Nationally, it does better than 78% of compared French towns. Where it does best is safety: an average of 1.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What holds it back is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too — 29% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Arcangues 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arcangues.
Safety
Arcangues sees less crime per resident than 100% of compared French towns
1.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Arcangues ranks first of the 35 compared towns in Pyrénées-Atlantiques on the Safety Grade. Over 2025, Arcangues logged 17 recorded offenses. The graded crime recorded most in the town was burglary (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary10
Criminal damage7
Armed robbery0
Fraud13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
1.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
24.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (24.8% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Arcangues cost more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €5,608/m²
€5,608/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Arcangues sell for €6,195/m² and apartments for €4,983/m². The estimated advertised rent is €14.41/m² a month, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€13.04/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Among the homes sold, 58% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Arcangues€5,608/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€2,784/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,195/m²
71
Apartments
€4,983/m²
51
€14.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.78 to €21.23/m² a month)
14.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,570
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Arcangues is better off than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,980 a year per consumption unit
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 6.8%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.8% of commuters at the census. Jobs located in Arcangues: 950, for 1,600 residents in work (0.6 each).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
950
jobs based in Arcangues, 0.6 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Arcangues, 95.6% passed the bac, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #18 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. A collège lies 2.3 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Arcangues than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: 42% of adults
50.5median age
Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.1%, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Arcangues is older than 50.5, half younger.
ArcanguesPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
3 historic monuments in Arcangues, none of them classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. 2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. 4.6% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Arcangues records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 83 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 434 residents of Arcangues died, against 403 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. Average lifespans in Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Arcangues can choose among 2 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Arcangues · 6.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Capio clinique Aguilera
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Cote Basque
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Arcangues is a commune of 3,657 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
3,657 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.7 km²)
INSEE code
64038
Arcangues’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Arcangues
Is Arcangues safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Arcangues good?
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns and #18 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. 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.
Is Arcangues expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Arcangues grades D for cost of living.
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.
