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The town, home to 2,965 people, lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Getting around depends on the car: 9% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Briscous has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Briscous 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.
Briscous has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Briscous does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Briscous as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle du Sacré-Coeur, actuellement chapelle du lycée Saint-Joseph, in Hasparren, 5.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Briscous is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Briscous.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.4% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €27,550 a year per consumption unit, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and above 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.
Briscous recorded 66 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 59% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €9.43/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,573/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Briscous has 2 family doctors. After the care-home adjustment, Briscous’ deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (83) and compared French towns (88). 193 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 197: 2% below. 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.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
People aged 15 to 24 are 9.2% of the population. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%). 37% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Briscous | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
2 notable people were born in Briscous.
Jean-René Etchegaray: Irekia, CC BY 2.0
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Briscous is a commune of 2,965 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briscous | 2,965 | — | — | C− | — | C− |
| Urcuit | 3,047 | 1.9 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Lahonce | 2,740 | 3.3 | — | D | — | A |
| Mouguerre | 5,428 | 3.8 | A+ | D | A+ | A |
| Hasparren | 7,626 | 5.1 | A− | C− | A+ | C |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Irube | 5,900 | 5.5 | B+ | D | A+ | C |
| Villefranque | 3,069 | 5.8 | — | D | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Briscous has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.05/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Briscous 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 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.