School results are strong (B+): brevet results a point below the expected rate. Add jobs & income to its strengths (B+) — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,131/m² takes 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez. Where it falls short is walkability: just over half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Monein has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
How Monein grades
Each subject compares Monein 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Unemployment in Monein, 7.3%, runs below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €27,460 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Monein didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,050
jobs based in Monein, 0.6 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Monein are 15 to 24: 8%, fewer than in both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
50median age
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Residents of Monein have a median age of 50.
MoneinPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than expected: Monein is below 58% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 615 residents of Monein died, against 626 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. Its care home for older people (90 places) counts its residents as Monein’s; allowing for it, deaths were 15% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Monein is Centre hospitalier Oloron, 8.6 mi away. Women in Pyrénées-Atlantiques live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Monein · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Oloron
11.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Pau Pyrenees site Navarre
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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About Monein
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Monein is a commune of 4,446 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
Population
4,446 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
31.3 sq mi (81 km²)
INSEE code
64393
Monein’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Monein
Is Monein safe?
Monein has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Monein good?
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #33 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Monein expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,131/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Monein grades B− for cost of living.
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.
