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MorlannePyrénées-Atlantiques

The town has 611 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Morlanne a good place to live?

Morlanne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Laurent
Église Saint-Laurent · Classé · Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Morlanne’s story

Morlanne in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1911First protected: Église Saint-Laurent
  • 2000Most recently protected: Ancienne abbaye laïque dite La Tour
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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morlanne.

Who lives here

Morlanne is a graduates’ town: 39% hold a degree, more than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns

47.7median age

Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of the town. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town.

MorlannePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Morlanne
MorlannePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–248.4%9.3%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+26%25%22%
No diploma14%15%19%
CAP or BEP24%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education39%36%30%

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

History

Morlanne keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

3historic monuments

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

Morlanne has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Laurent. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1911
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Morlanne walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 3.2%

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Unemployment stood at 6.7%, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Morlanne has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. No commute at all: 7.2% of working residents here at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Morlanne, 0.3 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Morlanne costs less than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.84/m² a month

€10.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Morlanne from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Morlanne€10.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€10.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.48 to €13.85/m² a month)
€8.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Morlanne

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Famous people from Morlanne

One notable person was born in Morlanne.

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About Morlanne

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Morlanne is a commune of 611 people in the Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn. 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
611 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Luys en Béarn
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.1 km²)
INSEE code
64406

Morlanne’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 →
ArtixMourenxHagetmauSauvagnonOrthezSerres-CastetArtixMourenxHagetmauSauvagnonOrthezSerres-CastetMorlanne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Morlanne611—————
Artix3,4777.6AB+AC+
Mourenx5,69510A−AC+C
Hagetmau Landes4,62410AB+AC
Sauvagnon3,57911—B−—B+
Orthez10,88112B+BB−B−
Serres-Castet4,41812A+BA+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.