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In Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 274 residents.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Méharin falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.
The one thing Méharin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Méharin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site archéologique des grottes d'Isturits, d'Oxocelhaya et d'Erberua (également sur commune de Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue), in Isturits, 3.5 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Méharin.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). 20% of residents have reached 65. Also worth knowing: among adults, 30% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Méharin | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.7%, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 150 residents in work, Méharin has 100 jobs: 0.8 each. The census found 7.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
House rents are put at about €9.43/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Méharin.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Méharin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Méharin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méharin | 274 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hasparren | 7,626 | 9.3 | A− | C− | A+ | C |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 6,760 | 13 | A | C− | A | A |
| Briscous | 2,965 | 13 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 15 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Urcuit | 3,047 | 15 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 15 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Méharin is a commune of 274 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
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.