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5,340 residents make their home in this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 38% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on jobs & income — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes an A, good for #8 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. That leaves it better than 89% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Idron 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.
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The one thing Idron does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Idron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Pau, 3.2 mi away.
2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Idron 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 Idron.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Idron. Women in Pyrénées-Atlantiques live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 431 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 494: 13% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.6 violent offenses and 9.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The 2025 count: 83 offenses in Idron. The commonest graded crime locally was burglary (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 6.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Idron, houses go for €2,848/m² and apartments for €2,698/m². Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 157 homes locally. House rents are put at about €12.24/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,848/m² | 110 |
| Apartments | €2,698/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% are under 15, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. The age that splits Idron in two is 45.8.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Idron | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 54% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #40 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 195 candidates at 2 lycées. For collège, the closest is 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jeanne d'AlbretNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 169 | 85%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-CricqNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 394 | 95%−3 pts |
| Collège innovant Pierre EmmanuelBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 51 | 96%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment runs at 7.2%. At the census, 8.8% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Idron. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Franqueville3.2 km west, in BizanosMuseumMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Pau4.5 km west, in PauHistoric houseHistoric housePalais Sorrento2.2 km west, in BizanosChâteauChâteauHaras national de Gelos4.9 km west, in GelosArt galleryArt galleryPavillon des Arts de Pau5 km west, in PauPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Idron yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Idron is a commune of 5,340 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pau Béarn Pyrénées. 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 →
It grades A for safety, #14 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 28 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns. 95% of 394 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Saint-Cricq in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.09/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Idron grades C− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.