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LouhossoaPyrénées-Atlantiques

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

Population

886

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.87

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,250

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Louhossoa a good place to live?

Louhossoa isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 10% of its housing. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Louhossoa stand out

The 2 things Louhossoa does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

15% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 42.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption · Classé · Photo: Asp. · CC BY-SA 3.0

Louhossoa’s story

Louhossoa in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Louhossoa counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2015First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

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Landmarks

Louhossoa has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 17th c.

Classé

Église Saint-FructueuxChurch · 17th c. · in Itxassou, 2.6 mi

Classé

Église Saint-LaurentChurch · 17th c. · in Cambo-les-Bains, 4.1 mi

Classé

église Saint-ÉtienneChurch · in Espelette, 4.9 mi

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Asp. · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Louhossoa.

Who lives here

Children make up 18% of Louhossoa, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns

42.3median age

Among adults, 36% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town. Residents of Louhossoa have a median age of 42.3.

LouhossoaPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Pyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Louhossoa
	Louhossoa	Pyrénées-Atlantiques median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	10%	9.3%	11%
25–44	26%	22%	23%
45–64	31%	27%	26%
65+	15%	25%	22%
No diploma	7.1%	15%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	36%	36%	30%

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Ages42.3 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households370 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad4.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Louhossoa?”

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

History

Old homes shape Louhossoa: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Louhossoa is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption 17th c.

17th c.

oldest protected part

2015

first monument protected

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Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Louhossoa?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Louhossoa, 5.1%, runs below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Louhossoa holds 200 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.4% of commuters at the census. The median disposable income was €26,250 a year per consumption unit, close to both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%

Public transport2%

Bicycle1%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

200

jobs based in Louhossoa, 0.4 per working resident

5.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,250

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,250 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Louhossoa is €11.87/m² a month

€11.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Houses made up 45% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The market in Louhossoa: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Louhossoa€11.87/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²

€11.87/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.20 to €15.32/m² a month)

€9.50/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€11.87/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Louhossoa

11pages on Louhossoa

The big questions

Health2 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.3 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors41% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.3 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from Louhossoa

One notable person was born in Louhossoa.

Their page →

Pierre Lafitte IthurraldeBasque writer (1901–1985)

About Louhossoa

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Louhossoa is a commune of 886 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: 886 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Département: Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 2.9 sq mi (7.4 km²)
INSEE code: 64350

Louhossoa’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 →

Cambo-les-BainsHasparrenUstaritzBriscousVillefranqueSaint-Pée-sur-NivelleLouhossoa

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Louhossoa	886	—	—	—	—	—
Cambo-les-Bains	6,760	3.8	A	C⁻	A	A
Hasparren	7,626	5.2	A⁻	C⁻	A⁺	C
Ustaritz	7,897	8.3	A	D	A⁺	A⁻
Briscous	2,965	9.9	—	C⁻	—	C⁻
Villefranque	3,069	10	—	D	—	A⁺
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	7,264	11	B⁺	D	A⁺	C

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.