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A town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 184 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Oraàs is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The 2 things Oraàs does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oraàs as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine du Château Bijou, in Labastide-Villefranche, 3 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Oraàs is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oraàs.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.3% of the town. Degrees are held by 25% of adults, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Oraàs is 54.5.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Oraàs | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.8% of commuters got to work without a car. Median disposable income comes to €25,910 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.12/m² a month. 5 houses and apartments changed hands in Oraàs from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Oraàs. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Oraàs yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Oraàs is a commune of 184 people in the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oraàs | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 3.5 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Peyrehorade Landes | 3,700 | 10 | C | C | B− | C |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 10 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Pouillon Landes | 3,134 | 12 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 15 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Hasparren | 7,626 | 18 | A− | C− | A+ | C |
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.