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It is a town of 1,043 residents in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Cost of living is its strong suit (A) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 30% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 6% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Chéraute 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 Chéraute 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.
Chéraute has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Chéraute does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Chéraute; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Chéraute 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 Chéraute.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.50/m² a month. Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 23 homes were sold in Chéraute.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Chéraute number 350, against 400 residents in work (0.9 per worker). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €25,170 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Chéraute, 97.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.1 mi away. At the general lycée, 99% of 96 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège ArgiaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 92%±0 pts |
| Lycée du Pays de SouleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 96 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Jean Pierre ChampoBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 49 | 94%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children are 15% of the town. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Chéraute in two is 52.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Chéraute | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Chéraute; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 144 deaths in Chéraute from 2016 to 2025; there were 130, 10% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Chéraute is Centre hospitalier de Saint Palais, 11.1 mi away. Average lifespans in Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Chéraute as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chéraute is a commune of 1,043 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéraute | 1,043 | — | — | A | — | C+ |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 1.6 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 10,684 | 12 | A− | B+ | C | B |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 15 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Monein | 4,446 | 15 | — | B− | — | B |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 17 | A− | B− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chéraute 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 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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 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.