Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 168 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Lème: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lème as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de l'Assomption de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie de Taron, in Taron-Sadirac-Viellenave, 5.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Lème is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lème.
Degrees are held by 29% of adults, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%). 19% of residents are children under 15. Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Lème | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €29,250 a year per consumption unit. 1.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
6 houses and apartments changed hands in Lème from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Lème. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lème yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lème is a commune of 168 people in the Communauté de communes des Luys en 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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 4, 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.