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ArrienPyrénées-Atlantiques

Some 197 people live in this town, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Arrien a good place to live?

There are no grades for Arrien: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Arrien’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Arrien’s story

No historic monuments in Arrien

The Culture ministry lists no building in Arrien as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Maison Auriol, in Gabaston, 4.5 mi away.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

Landmarks

Nothing in Arrien is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arrien.

Who lives here

Arrien has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 5.2% are 15 to 24

41.7median age

Degrees are held by 38% of adults. Children under 15 make up 22%, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents.

ArrienPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Arrien
ArrienPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1522%15%17%
15–245.2%9.3%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma13%15%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education38%36%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Arrien walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 2.5%

2%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €27,530 a year per consumption unit, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 7.0%. At the census, 6.2% of working residents in Arrien didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Arrien, 0.2 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Arrien than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.05/m² a month

€10.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Arrien recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Arrien€10.05/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€10.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.42 to €12.00/m² a month)
€10.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arrien

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Famous people from Arrien

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arrien yet.

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About Arrien

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Arrien is a commune of 197 people in the Communauté de communes du Nord Est 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

Population
197 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Nord Est Béarn
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
INSEE code
64053

Arrien’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 →
MorlaàsIdronBordesPontacqBizanosPauMorlaàsIdronBordesPontacqBizanosPauArrien
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Arrien197—————
Morlaàs4,3745.7A+C+AB+
Idron5,3407.6AC−AA+
Bordes2,8727.7—B—B−
Pontacq2,9259—A—B
Bizanos4,5929.2A−CC+A
Pau80,44110C+C+C−B−

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

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.