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LacarrePyrénées-Atlantiques

171 people call this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.

Is Lacarre a good place to live?

Lacarre is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 11% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Lacarre stand out

The one thing Lacarre does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Jojo V · CC0
Lacarre’s story

Lacarre in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Lacarre; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lacarre.

History

Old homes shape Lacarre: 25% 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.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Lacarre; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
19th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Lacarre hold a degree than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 24%

The 15-to-24 age group: 8.6%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under 15: 17% of residents. Residents of Lacarre have a median age of 45.7.

45.7median age
LacarrePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lacarre
LacarrePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–248.6%9.3%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma11%15%19%
CAP or BEP33%25%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education24%36%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Lacarre walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 4.1%

For its 100 residents in work, Lacarre has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, close to Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,310 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Lacarre, 0.4 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lacarre than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.78/m² a month

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

€10.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lacarre€10.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€10.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.72 to €13.33/m² a month)
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Lacarre and 5 more in and around Lacarre

Heritage and museums in and near Lacarre. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lacarre

12pages on Lacarre

Landmarks

The list names few of Lacarre’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Lacarre

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lacarre yet.

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Lacarre’s neighbors

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

All towns in Pyrénées-Atlantiques →
Mauléon-LicharreHasparrenCambo-les-BainsMauléon-LicharreHasparrenCambo-les-BainsLacarre
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lacarre171—————
Mauléon-Licharre2,97214A+AA+B+
Hasparren7,62615A−C−A+C
Cambo-les-Bains6,76017AC−AA

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

About Lacarre

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Lacarre is a commune of 171 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
171 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
INSEE code
64297

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.