Ayherre’s schools beat most: bac results 3.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 6.5 points above the expected rate. Housing is within reach: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 34% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability (D−) — 28% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Ayherre 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 Ayherre 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 Ayherre.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Ayherre is harder to get around on foot than 99% of compared French towns
7.6% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 2.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Ayherre has 350 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Ayherre, 0.6 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Ayherre than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 100.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Ayherre is 98.0%, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Ayherre are 65 or over: 17%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. 10% of residents are 15 to 24, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) but below compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Ayherre is 43.1.
43.1median age
AyherrePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Ayherre sees 94 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Ayherre. The nearest emergency department to Ayherre is Clinique Belharra, 11.9 mi away. 77 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 82: 6% below. In Pyrénées-Atlantiques, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ayherre · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Belharra
11.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Belharra
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ayherre
Is Ayherre safe?
Ayherre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ayherre good?
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Ayherre
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ayherre is a commune of 1,128 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
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.
