Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 536 residents, it is a town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Lahontan isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lahontan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bellocq, in Bellocq, 2.8 mi away.
31% 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 Lahontan.
20% are under 15, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 26% of adults. Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Lahontan | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,920 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830). Lahontan has 450 jobs for 250 working residents, 2 per worker. 5.2% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
25 houses and apartments changed hands in Lahontan from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lahontan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Lahontan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahontan | 536 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 4.6 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Pouillon Landes | 3,134 | 5.5 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Peyrehorade Landes | 3,700 | 7.1 | C | C | B− | C |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 9.9 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Narrosse Landes | 3,387 | 12 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Dax Landes | 22,109 | 13 | D | C | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lahontan is a commune of 536 people in the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves. 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 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.