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A town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 5,428 people.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Recorded crime is low: an average of 0.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Schools are another plus — brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. What holds it back is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes an A+, good for #4 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. That leaves it better than 95% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Mouguerre does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mouguerre 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Mouguerre; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Mouguerre. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mouguerre.
Police and gendarmerie figures for Mouguerre show 29 offenses in 2025. No compared town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques has less graded crime per resident than Mouguerre: it ranks first of 35. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (19.3% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 3.3 mi away. School results put the town #5 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. A collège lies 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège AturriNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 164 | 98%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 273 residents of Mouguerre died, against 404 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% fewer. Average lifespans in Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Mouguerre can choose among 3 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.97/m² a month, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€13.04/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €4,397/m² in Mouguerre, apartments for €3,950/m². Among the homes sold, 69% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,397/m² | 87 |
| Apartments | €3,950/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The census found 5.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 6.7%, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Mouguerre has 2,600 jobs for 2,600 working residents, 1 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. 5.5% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. 21% of residents are 65 or over, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Mouguerre: 45.7, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Mouguerre | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Mouguerre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Khardan sur Wikipédia français · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
One notable person was born in Mouguerre.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouguerre | 5,428 | — | A+ | D | A+ | A |
| Lahonce | 2,740 | 1.5 | — | D | — | A |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Irube | 5,900 | 1.7 | B+ | D | A+ | C |
| Villefranque | 3,069 | 2.5 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Urcuit | 3,047 | 3.5 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Bayonne | 54,306 | 3.5 | C+ | D | D | B |
| Briscous | 2,965 | 3.8 | — | C− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 95% of compared French towns and #5 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mouguerre grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mouguerre is a commune of 5,428 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.