Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Ciboure earns a C+, which places it #31 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Nationally, it does better than 45% of compared French towns. Its strongest is schools — bac results 1.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.7 points above the expected rate. Walkability is a strength too — 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety and C+ for health.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Ciboure 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.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
Jardin botanique littoral de Saint-Jean-de-Luz: Jardin botanique de Saint-Jean-de-Luz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ciboure.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Ciboure than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques or compared French towns: 20 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2001. Ciboure has 12 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 10 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Vincent.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Ciboure costs more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €5,625/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.80/m² a month, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€13.04/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in Ciboure: €6,216/m² for houses, €5,492/m² for apartments. Of the homes sold, 18% were houses.
€5,625/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ciboure€5,625/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€2,784/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,216/m²
80
Apartments
€5,492/m²
360
€14.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.46 to €19.11/m² a month)
14.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€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: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Ciboure beat 93% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 90% passed the bac pro, of 68 candidates. The brevet pass rate near Ciboure is 95.0%, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (95.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). For exam results, it comes #11 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Ciboure: 37% are 65 or over, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of residents, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults. Line up the people of Ciboure by age and the one in the middle is 56.7.
56.7median age
CibourePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Ciboure has higher unemployment than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 12.1%
Ciboure has 1,300 jobs for 2,100 working residents, 0.6 per worker. 5.2% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The median disposable income was €27,010 a year per consumption unit, close to both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
1,300
jobs based in Ciboure, 0.6 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Ciboure records 91 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 83 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 893 deaths in Ciboure from 2016 to 2025; there were 811, 9% fewer. This Pyrénées-Atlantiques town has 5 family doctors.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Ciboure · 5.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Cote Basque Sud
11.8 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
More crime per resident in Ciboure than in 57% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Ciboure was criminal damage (2025). Recorded offenses in the town came to 135 in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 4.7 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 18.1.
4.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage52
Burglary34
Theft from vehicles19
Vehicle theft12
Family violence11
Other physical violence7
Fraud46
Theft without violence31
Drug use13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
135
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Église Saint-Vincent: Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien couvent des Récollets: Photo: Patricekris · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix du 17e siècle dite Croix blanche: Photo: Xabier Cañas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fontaine monumentale du 17e siècle: Photo: Patricekris · CC BY-SA 3.0
Maurice Ravel: Unknown author Unknown author The image holder, the Bibliothèque nationale de France has not identified a photographer. (Follow link and click on "Detailed information".), Public domain · Philippe Bergeroo: Anders Henrikson, CC BY 2.0 · Jean Esponde: CATHERINE DAMBREVILLE, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ciboure’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ciboure
Is Ciboure safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #25 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 34 burglaries and 52 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Ciboure good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #11 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The lycée stands out: 99% of 212 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Maurice Ravel in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ciboure expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ciboure grades D− for cost of living.
About Ciboure
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ciboure is a commune of 5,951 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.
