Schools are its strong suit — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 1.8 points above the expected rate. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 9.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,946/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nay. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking #10 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Set against the rest, it does better than 88% of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
Each subject compares Nay 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
Safety
Nay records less crime per resident than 84% of compared French towns
With 1,650 jobs for 1,150 working residents, Nay draws people in from neighbouring communes. 50 offenses were reported in Nay during 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage27
Family violence15
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence10
Fraud8
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
50
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, burglary, 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 (12.0% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Nay: 32% are 65 or over, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns
13% are under 15, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Half of Nay is older than 52.2, half younger.
52.2median age
NayPyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Nay’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
11 GPs practise in Nay. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Nay records 98 deaths per 100 expected. 657 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 554: 19% above. Average lifespans in Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Nay · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Pau
11.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Pau
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Nay than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.64/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,946/m²: 125 houses and apartments sold in Nay between July 2023 and June 2026. A house in Nay goes for €1,976/m², an apartment for €1,858/m². Houses accounted for 52% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,946/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nay€1,946/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€2,784/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,976/m²
65
Apartments
€1,858/m²
60
€10.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €12.85/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,660
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays de Nay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Nay keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Nay is Maison carrée ou de Jeanne d'Albret. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nay
Is Nay safe?
It grades A− for safety, #17 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Are schools in Nay good?
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns and #21 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. 98% of 132 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul Rey in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Nay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,946/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nay grades B+ for cost of living.
About Nay
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nay is a commune of 3,184 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Nay. 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.
