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1,735 people call this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. School results are strong: brevet results a point above the expected rate. Walkability is its weak spot: nearly a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,755/m² takes 4.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Haut Béarn.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Lasseube has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Lasseube does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lasseube with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Lasseube has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Lasseube has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lasseube.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
148 deaths in Lasseube between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 182: 19% below. The nearest emergency department to Lasseube is Centre hospitalier Oloron, 7.2 mi away. There are 4 general practitioners in the town. Average lifespans in Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre JelioteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 95%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The unemployment rate here is 7.5%. 350 jobs are based in Lasseube, for 800 working residents (0.5 per worker). No commute at all: 7.6% of working residents in the town 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.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,755/m², below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€2,784/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. The market in Lasseube: 40 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,763/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Lasseube has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Among adults, 39% have a degree. 7.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Lasseube | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Lasseube has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de l'Assomption: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Lasseube as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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Lasseube has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 3.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lasseube grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lasseube is a commune of 1,735 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.