Safety is its strong suit (A+): an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Mauléon-Licharre’s overall A+ puts it #1 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Set against the rest, it does better than almost every compared French town. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Mauléon-Licharre 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mauléon-Licharre.
Safety
Mauléon-Licharre records less crime per resident than 95% of compared French towns
Jobs outnumber working residents in Mauléon-Licharre (1,950 to 1,150): it draws people in from around. All told, Mauléon-Licharre had 27 recorded offenses in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Mauléon-Licharre (2025).
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Family violence9
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence14
Drug use13
Fraud10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
18.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 18.6% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mauléon-Licharre than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.48/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,418/m², comes from 78 sales of houses and apartments in Mauléon-Licharre from July 2023 to June 2026. This Pyrénées-Atlantiques town is the second cheapest of the 45 towns in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, at €1,418/m². Among the homes sold, 73% were houses.
€1,418/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mauléon-Licharre€1,418/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€2,784/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,413/m²
57
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.61 to €10.89/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,570
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Mauléon-Licharre skews older, with 35% of residents 65 or over, more than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns
Among adults, 27% have a degree. 13% are under 15, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9% of the town.
52.4median age
Mauléon-LicharrePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Money is tighter in Mauléon-Licharre than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,630 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 16.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment is 8.4%.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot11%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,950
jobs based in Mauléon-Licharre, 1.7 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Mauléon-Licharre, 97.3% passed the bac, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #24 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques on results.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
For health, Mauléon-Licharre gets a B+
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 596 residents of Mauléon-Licharre died, against 563 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. The nearest emergency department to Mauléon-Licharre is Centre hospitalier de Saint Palais, 10.2 mi away. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 80 per 100 expected, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (83) and lower than compared French towns (88). This Pyrénées-Atlantiques town has 4 family doctors.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Mauléon-Licharre · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Palais
10.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Palais
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Mauléon-Licharre: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Mauléon-Licharre is Château de Maytie dit d'Andurain. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.
Vieux Château de Mauléon: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Jean-de-Berraute: Photo: Tangopaso · Public domain · Calvaire du 17e siècle: Photo: Tangopaso · Public domain · Château de Maytie dit d'Andurain: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mauléon-Licharre
Is Mauléon-Licharre safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #9 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Are schools in Mauléon-Licharre good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #24 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The lycée stands out: 99% of 96 candidates passed the bac at Lycée du Pays de Soule in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mauléon-Licharre expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,418/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mauléon-Licharre grades A for cost of living.
About Mauléon-Licharre
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mauléon-Licharre is a commune of 2,972 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
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.
