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The town has 213 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Athos-Aspis has none. Nearly a fifth of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Athos-Aspis does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Athos-Aspis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Restes du château de Montréal, in Sauveterre-de-Béarn, 1.5 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Athos-Aspis.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. 17% are under 15, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 21% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Athos-Aspis | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income was €24,460 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The market in Athos-Aspis: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Athos-Aspis is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Athos-Aspis as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athos-Aspis | 213 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 4.5 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 11 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Peyrehorade Landes | 3,700 | 12 | C | C | B− | C |
| Pouillon Landes | 3,134 | 14 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 14 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 17 | A− | A | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Athos-Aspis is a commune of 213 people in the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves. 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.