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EtsautPyrénées-Atlantiques

74 residents make their home in this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Etsaut a good place to live?

Etsaut is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 61% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Etsaut stand out

The one thing Etsaut does most differently from other towns.

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Ensemble fortifié du Portalet (également sur commune de Borce)
Ensemble fortifié du Portalet (également sur commune de Borce) · Classé · Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0
Etsaut’s story

Etsaut in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Etsaut: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2005First protected: Ensemble fortifié du Portalet (également sur commune de Bor…
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Landmarks

Etsaut has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ensemble fortifié du Portalet (également sur commune de Borce): Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Etsaut.

History

Old homes shape Etsaut: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Etsaut is Ensemble fortifié du Portalet (également sur commune de Borce). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
16th c.
oldest protected part
2005
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Etsaut are 15 to 24: 2.4%, fewer than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns

40.5median age

Just over two in five adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half of Etsaut is older than 40.5, half younger.

EtsautPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Etsaut
EtsautPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–242.4%9.3%11%
25–4432%22%23%
45–6421%27%26%
65+25%25%22%
No diploma13%15%19%
CAP or BEP21%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education41%36%30%

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

Work & commute

Etsaut has lower unemployment than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 7.5%

11%walk, cycle or take transit

15.8% of Etsaut’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
On foot11%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Etsaut, 0.4 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Etsaut costs less than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.74/m² a month

€10.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.92/m² a month. 16 houses and apartments changed hands in Etsaut from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 94% of what sold.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Etsaut€10.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€10.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.03 to €14.37/m² a month)
€8.92/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 Etsaut

12pages on Etsaut
Nearby attractions

Fort du Portalet and 4 more in and around Etsaut

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Etsaut. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Etsaut

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About Etsaut

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Etsaut is a commune of 74 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn. 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
74 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
13.5 sq mi (35 km²)
INSEE code
64223

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.