Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 100 residents.
Hosta has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 37% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Hosta does most differently from other towns.
Hosta has 1 historic monument 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 1971.
62% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hosta.
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Hosta is 37.8.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Hosta | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Hosta has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 10.0%. 35.6% of Hosta’s working residents had no journey to work 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Hosta has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de cimetière: Photo: Jojo V · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hosta yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosta | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 11 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hosta is a commune of 100 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
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.