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MacayePyrénées-Atlantiques

A town of 593 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

593

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.86

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

Median income

€26,730

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 Macaye a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Macaye has none. Second homes make up a tenth of its housing.

What makes Macaye stand out

The one thing Macaye 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.

Camp protohistorique et enceinte à parapets de terre · Inscrit · Photo: Garaolaza · CC BY-SA 4.0

Macaye’s story

Macaye in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Macaye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1980First protected: Camp protohistorique et enceinte à parapets de terre

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Macaye.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Macaye, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.4% of residents. Nearly a fifth of residents have reached 65.

43.9median age

MacayePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Pyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

19%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Macaye
	Macaye	Pyrénées-Atlantiques median	France median
Under 15	21%	15%	17%
15–24	7.4%	9.3%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	19%	25%	22%
No diploma	15%	15%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	28%	36%	30%

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Ages43.9 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households250 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad3.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Macaye?”

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

History

Macaye keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Macaye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1980

first monument protected

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Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Macaye?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Macaye than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 1.8%

7.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Macaye: 200, for 300 residents in work (0.7 each). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents locally at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

200

jobs based in Macaye, 0.7 per working resident

7.4%

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

€26,730

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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Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident Median income€26,730 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Macaye than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.86/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Macaye.

€9.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Macaye€9.86/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²

€9.86/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.78 to €12.48/m² a month)

€9.43/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.86/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 Macaye

12pages on Macaye

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.4 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors24% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Camp protohistorique et enceinte à parapets de terreArchaeological site · Prehistory

Classé

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 17th c. · in Louhossoa, 1.4 mi

Classé

Église Saint-FructueuxChurch · 17th c. · in Itxassou, 4 mi

Classé

Chapelle du Sacré-Coeur, actuellement chapelle du lycée Saint-JosephChapel · 20th c. · in Hasparren, 4 mi

Photo credits

Camp protohistorique et enceinte à parapets de terre: Photo: Garaolaza · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Macaye

One notable person was born in Macaye.

Their page →

Ramuntxo CamblongBasque French politician, engineer and economist (1939-2021)

Macaye’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 →

HasparrenCambo-les-BainsUstaritzBriscousVillefranqueMouguerreMacaye

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Macaye	593	—	—	—	—	—
Hasparren	7,626	4.3	A⁻	C⁻	A⁺	C
Cambo-les-Bains	6,760	4.4	A	C⁻	A	A
Ustaritz	7,897	9	A	D	A⁺	A⁻
Briscous	2,965	9.2	—	C⁻	—	C⁻
Villefranque	3,069	10	—	D	—	A⁺
Mouguerre	5,428	11	A⁺	D	A⁺	A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Macaye

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Macaye is a commune of 593 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: 593 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Département: Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 7.6 sq mi (19.8 km²)
INSEE code: 64364

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.