Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 152 residents, it is a town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Lespielle is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Lespielle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lespielle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ou de l'Assomption de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie, in Lembeye, 2.7 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Lespielle 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 Lespielle.
Over-65s are 29% of the population. 16% are under 15, between Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Lespielle in two is 50.5.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Lespielle | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income was €23,850 a year per consumption unit, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Lespielle didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.5 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 11.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Vic-BilhNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 48 | 92%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Lespielle: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lespielle yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lespielle is a commune of 152 people in the Communauté de communes du Nord Est 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 →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lespielle | 152 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morlaàs | 4,374 | 11 | A+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Vic-en-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées | 4,845 | 12 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Serres-Castet | 4,418 | 12 | A+ | B | A+ | B+ |
| Sauvagnon | 3,579 | 13 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Idron | 5,340 | 14 | A | C− | A | A+ |
| Pau | 80,441 | 15 | C+ | C+ | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.