Hendaye’s overall grade, C+, puts it better than nearly two fifths of compared French towns. It ranks #33 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Where it falls short is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety lags (C−): an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 24.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Schools are its strong suit — bac results 4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4.1 points above the expected rate. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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).
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 Hendaye 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hendaye.
Schools
Exam results around Hendaye beat 94% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
98.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Hendaye, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 98% of 54 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. The nearest general lycée is 5.7 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Hendaye cost more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €4,667/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Hendaye, houses go for €4,794/m² and apartments for €4,663/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.86/m² a month, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€13.04/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market here: 1,076 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€4,667/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Hendaye€4,667/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€2,784/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,794/m²
132
Apartments
€4,663/m²
944
€13.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.00 to €17.47/m² a month)
12.3
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
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Hendaye has higher unemployment than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 13.3%
At the census, 15.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 6,750 jobs are based in Hendaye, for 7,550 working residents (0.9 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €25,070 a year per consumption unit.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot6%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Bicycle4%
6,750
jobs based in Hendaye, 0.9 per working resident
13.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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
Safety
Hendaye records more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
In 2025, 616 offenses were recorded in Hendaye. On the Safety Grade, Hendaye ranks 33rd of the 35 compared towns in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The commonest graded crime here was theft from vehicles (2025).
5.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles233
Criminal damage185
Burglary79
Other physical violence48
Family violence41
Vehicle theft18
Sexual violence12
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence227
Fraud88
Drug use66
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.
5.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
616
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
7 historic monuments in Hendaye, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Hendaye is Château Abbadia. Houses and mansions, 4 of the 7, make up the bulk. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Hendaye has a lower adjusted death rate than 61% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Hendaye can choose among 32 GPs. Its care home for older people (67 places) counts its residents as Hendaye’s; allowing for it, deaths were 16% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,557 residents of Hendaye died, against 1,778 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Hendaye is Polyclinique Cote Basque Sud, 6.9 mi away.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
32
GPs in Hendaye · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Cote Basque Sud
16.7 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
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%.
47.2median age
HendayePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Église Saint-Vincent-Diacre: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Croix de l'ancien cimetière: Photo: http://www.blogger.com/profile/17012359666100915188 · Public domain · Villa dite " villa mauresque ": Photo: Trailers Museum · Public domain
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Hendaye
Is Hendaye safe?
It grades C− for safety, #33 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 79 burglaries and 185 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Hendaye good?
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns and #7 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Hendaye expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Hendaye grades D for cost of living.
About Hendaye
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hendaye is a commune of 18,102 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.
