Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 269 people live in this town, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Orin is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Orin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château d'Aren, in Aren, 2.2 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orin.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town. Among adults, 27% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Orin | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Orin holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. At the census, 3.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €25,210 a year per consumption unit, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
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 €9.14/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Orin.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Orin. Best known first.
Nothing in Orin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Orin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orin | 269 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 10,684 | 4.2 | A− | B+ | C | B |
| Monein | 4,446 | 7.6 | — | B− | — | B |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 9.9 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 11 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Artix | 3,477 | 13 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
| Gan | 5,676 | 14 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Orin is a commune of 269 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut 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
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 8, 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.