Site archéologique des grottes d'Isturits, d'Oxocelhaya et d'Erberua (également sur commune de Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue): Photo: Michel Bakni · CC BY 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Isturits.
Who lives here
An older town: 27% of people in Isturits are 65 or over, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns
46.2median age
30% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. The middle age in Isturits is 46.2.
IsturitsPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Isturits: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Isturits is Site archéologique des grottes d'Isturits, d'Oxocelhaya et d'Erberua (également sur commune de Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue). The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Isturits are out of work than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: 2.8%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Median disposable income is €24,630 a year for each consumption unit. Jobs based in Isturits number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Isturits, 0.5 per working resident
2.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Isturits is a commune of 537 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
537 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km²)
INSEE code
64277
Isturits’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
