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IrouléguyPyrénées-Atlantiques

With 364 residents, it is a town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Irouléguy a good place to live?

There are no grades for Irouléguy: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 20% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Irouléguy stand out

The one thing Irouléguy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Irouléguy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Irouléguy’s story

2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Irouléguy: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1958.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1958First protected: Dolmen d'Arrondo
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Irouléguy.

Who lives here

A young town: 11% of people in Irouléguy are 15 to 24, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns

26% of residents are 65 or over, close to Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Irouléguy: 50.2, the median. Among adults, 31% have a degree.

50.2median age
IrouléguyPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Irouléguy
IrouléguyPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–2411%9.3%11%
25–4417%22%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+26%25%22%
No diploma11%15%19%
CAP or BEP31%25%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education31%36%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Irouléguy: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Irouléguy is Dolmen d'Arrondo. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1958
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Irouléguy has lower unemployment than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

The census found 3.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 150 jobs are based in Irouléguy, for 150 working residents (0.8 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €25,740 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Irouléguy, 0.8 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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 Irouléguy costs less than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.86/m² a month

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

The market in Irouléguy: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Irouléguy€9.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€9.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.78 to €12.48/m² a month)
€9.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Etchaux and 6 more in and around Irouléguy

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Irouléguy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Irouléguy

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Irouléguy: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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Famous people from Irouléguy

One notable person was born in Irouléguy.

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Irouléguy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Cambo-les-BainsHasparrenSareUstaritzCambo-les-BainsHasparrenSareUstaritzIrouléguy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Irouléguy364—————
Cambo-les-Bains6,76014AC−AA
Hasparren7,62614A−C−A+C
Sare2,76317—C−—B−
Ustaritz7,89718ADA+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Irouléguy

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Irouléguy is a commune of 364 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

Population
364 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.4 km²)
INSEE code
64274

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 9, 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.