Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 531 people, lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Orègue has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Orègue as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site archéologique des grottes d'Isturits, d'Oxocelhaya et d'Erberua (également sur commune de Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue), in Isturits, 4 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Orègue 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 Orègue.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 20% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Orègue | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Orègue counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 250 workers). Unemployment stood at 5.9%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.9% of commuters at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €9.43/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Orègue.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Orègue.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Orègue is a commune of 531 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orègue | 531 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hasparren | 7,626 | 8.2 | A− | C− | A+ | C |
| Briscous | 2,965 | 10 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Peyrehorade Landes | 3,700 | 11 | C | C | B− | C |
| Urcuit | 3,047 | 12 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 6,760 | 13 | A | C− | A | A |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 13 | A− | B− | 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.