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Espès-UndureinPyrénées-Atlantiques

A town of 506 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Espès-Undurein a good place to live?

Espès-Undurein is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. 28% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Espès-Undurein stand out

The 2 things Espès-Undurein does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin-d'Espès
Église Saint-Martin-d'Espès · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Espès-Undurein’s story

Espès-Undurein in pictures

Espès-Undurein has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église d'Undurein
  • 2008Most recently protected: Église Saint-Martin-d'Espès
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Espès-Undurein.

Who lives here

Espès-Undurein has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24

17% are under 15, higher than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 23% have a degree. Ages in Espès-Undurein split evenly at 49.5: half are older, half younger.

49.5median age
Espès-UndureinPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 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.

Ages and diplomas in Espès-Undurein
Espès-UndureinPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–246.9%9.3%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+28%25%22%
No diploma21%15%19%
CAP or BEP32%25%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education23%36%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Espès-Undurein: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns

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Espès-Undurein has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
17th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Espès-Undurein, 3.2%, runs below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns

Households’ median disposable income: €24,850 a year per consumption unit. Espès-Undurein has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 2.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Espès-Undurein, 0.4 per working resident
3.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Espès-Undurein than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.50/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Espès-Undurein.

€8.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Espès-Undurein€8.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.48 to €11.14/m² a month)
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Espès-Undurein

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Landmarks

Espès-Undurein has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Église d'Undurein: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Église Saint-Martin-d'Espès: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Espès-Undurein

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Espès-Undurein yet.

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Espès-Undurein’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pyrénées-Atlantiques →
Mauléon-LicharreSalies-de-BéarnMourenxOloron-Sainte-MarieMoneinOrthezMauléon-LicharreSalies-de-BéarnMourenxOloron-Sainte-MarieMoneinOrthezEspès-Undurein
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Espès-Undurein506—————
Mauléon-Licharre2,9723.4A+AA+B+
Salies-de-Béarn4,74214A−B−AC−
Mourenx5,69514A−AC+C
Oloron-Sainte-Marie10,68415A−B+CB
Monein4,44616—B−—B
Orthez10,88116B+BB−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Espès-Undurein

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Espès-Undurein is a commune of 506 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

Population
506 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code
64214

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 9, 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.