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Home to 256 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Issor out for now. 27% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Issor does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Issor as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Sarrance, in Sarrance, 4.6 mi away.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Issor.
13% are under 15, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Issor | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Issor: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 4.5% of commuters got to work without a car. 7.6% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Issor recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Issor. Best known first.
Nothing in Issor is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Issor as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issor | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 10,684 | 6.6 | A− | B+ | C | B |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 14 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Monein | 4,446 | 16 | — | B− | — | B |
| Gan | 5,676 | 16 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Issor is a commune of 256 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn. 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 8, 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.