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In Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 113 residents.
Espiute isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Espiute as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Saint-Gladie-Arrive-Munein, 1.9 mi away.
59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Espiute 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 Espiute.
Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents. 19% of residents are 65 or over, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here.
42% women, 58% men
About 74 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Espiute | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 54% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 12% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Espiute: 100, for 50 residents in work (1.9 each). No commute at all: 6.3% of working residents in the town at the census.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Espiute.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Espiute. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Espiute yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Espiute is a commune of 113 people in the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espiute | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 7.9 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 9.3 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 11 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 15 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Peyrehorade Landes | 3,700 | 16 | C | C | B− | C |
| Monein | 4,446 | 17 | — | B− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.