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Some 2,068 people live in this town, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Buying 70 m² at the median €2,338/m² takes 6.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nay. Where it does best is jobs & income — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 3.3% unemployment. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Assat 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 Assat 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.
Assat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Assat does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Assat counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1959.
Explore the history →Assat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Assat.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. Degrees are held by 43% of adults, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Assat in two is 44.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Assat | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 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.
Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.74/m² a month, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€13.04/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.66/m² a month. Houses were 94% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,329/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Median disposable income comes to €29,000 a year per consumption unit. 10.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and below 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.
From 2016 to 2025, 124 residents of Assat died, against 140 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Pyrénées-Atlantiques is 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: there are 2 general practitioners here.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Museums and heritage in and near Assat. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Assat.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Assat is a commune of 2,068 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nay. 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 →
Assat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Assat grades C+ 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 8, 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.