Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 52% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−) — 5% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are high against local incomes: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 43% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Biriatou 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 Biriatou 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 Biriatou.
HealthHealth A+
Mortality in Biriatou, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns: 48 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Pyrénées-Atlantiques live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 47 deaths in Biriatou between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 97: 52% below. The nearest emergency department to Biriatou is Polyclinique Cote Basque Sud, 6.4 mi away.
−52%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw48
Adjusted48
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Biriatou · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Cote Basque Sud
16.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Cote Basque
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Biriatou is harder to get around on foot than 99% of compared French towns
The jobless rate is 6.3%. Biriatou has 250 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income was €27,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Biriatou, 0.4 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
92.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.1 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Biriatou is 98.0%, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Biriatou is €13.68/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €14.16/m² a month. The market in Biriatou: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 48% were houses.
€13.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Biriatou€13.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€13.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.86 to €17.23/m² a month)
€14.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,570
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Biriatou, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and close to compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Biriatou is 44.6 years old.
44.6median age
BiriatouPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Église Saint-Martin de Biriatou: Photo: Harrieta171 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Redoute dite Redoute Louis XIV (également sur commune de Urrugne): Photo: Harrieta171 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Biriatou
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Biriatou yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Biriatou
Is Biriatou safe?
Biriatou has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Biriatou good?
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Biriatou
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Biriatou is a commune of 1,297 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.
