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246 residents make their home in this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Aren has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Aren: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and museums in and near Aren. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aren.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town. 18% of residents are 65 or over, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Aren | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Aren is Château d'Aren. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,900 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 2.8% of working residents in Aren at the census. Unemployment is 9.4%.
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.
4 houses and apartments changed hands in Aren from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Aren has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château d'Aren: Photo: Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Aren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aren | 246 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 10,684 | 6.2 | A− | B+ | C | B |
| Monein | 4,446 | 7 | — | B− | — | B |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 8.4 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 10 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Artix | 3,477 | 11 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
| Lescar | 9,455 | 14 | A | C− | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aren is a commune of 246 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn. 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.