Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mesplède.
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Mesplède, fewer than in both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8% of the town. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Mesplède in two is 53.
53median age
MesplèdePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 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 & commute
Fewer people in Mesplède are out of work than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.3%
At the census, 4.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs located in Mesplède: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each). Half of residents lived on more than €26,450 a year per consumption unit, in line with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Mesplède, 0.3 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Mesplède
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mesplède is a commune of 325 people in the Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez. 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.