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MendivePyrénées-Atlantiques

Home to 172 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
172
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.50
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€20,550
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
1%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Mendive a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Mendive has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 37% of homes.

What makes Mendive stand out

The one thing Mendive does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
37%2%MendiveMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Dolmen de Gasteynia
Dolmen de Gasteynia · Classé · Photo: Josu · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mendive’s story

Mendive in pictures

Mendive has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1952.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1952First protected: Dolmen de Gasteynia
  • 1971Most recently protected: Croix navarraise
Explore the history →

Landmarks

Mendive has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Classé
Dolmen de Xuberaxain-HarriDolmen · Prehistory
Inscrit
Croix navarraiseCross

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mendive.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Mendive hold a degree than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 26%

49.9median age

Children are 14% of the town. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.4% of the population.

MendivePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mendive
MendivePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–249.4%9.3%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+25%25%22%
No diploma20%15%19%
CAP or BEP26%25%26%
Baccalauréat25%18%18%
Higher education26%36%30%
Full pageMendive’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages49.9 median age · 25% are 65 or overHouseholds80 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad4.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Mendive?”

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

History

Old homes shape Mendive: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns

3historic monuments

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

Among the classé monuments in Mendive is Dolmen de Gasteynia. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1952
first monument protected
Full pageMendive’s history pageOpen the full History page
Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homesMap3 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Mendive?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Mendive than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,550 a year per consumption unit

1%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 1.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 5.4%. 50 jobs are based in Mendive, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Mendive, 0.5 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMendive’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Median income€20,550 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work1% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mendive than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.50/m² a month

€8.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Mendive from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mendive€8.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.48 to €11.14/m² a month)
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMendive’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Renting€8.50/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 Mendive

12pages on Mendive
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.8 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing5 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors85% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.9History3 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Famous people from Mendive

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mendive yet.

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About Mendive

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mendive is a commune of 172 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
172 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
16.2 sq mi (42 km²)
INSEE code
64379

Mendive’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 →
Mauléon-LicharreMauléon-LicharreMendive
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mendive172—————
Mauléon-Licharre2,97214A+AA+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 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.