Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 667 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ispoure falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.
The 2 things Ispoure does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ispoure as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Anciens remparts de la ville haute et du faubourg d'Espagne, in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, 0.7 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ispoure 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 Ispoure.
Children under 15 make up 14%, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.7% of the town. The age that splits Ispoure in two is 57.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Ispoure | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €25,280 a year per consumption unit, lower than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 350 jobs are based in Ispoure, for 200 working residents (1.6 per worker). At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Ispoure didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Ispoure is 96.0%, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 0.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La CitadelleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 48 | 98%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent de NavarreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 71 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Ispoure recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Ispoure. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Ispoure.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ispoure is a commune of 667 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ispoure | 667 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hasparren | 7,626 | 15 | A− | C− | A+ | C |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 6,760 | 15 | A | C− | A | A |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 18 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.