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Home to 148 people, this town lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Orion: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Orion does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Orion as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, in L'Hôpital-d'Orion, 1.4 mi away.
32% 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 Orion.
The 15-to-24 age group: 6.7%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 27% of adults. Ages in Orion split evenly at 52: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Orion | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Orion number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The median disposable income was €25,820 a year per consumption unit, near both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Orion didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in Orion from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Orion. Best known first.
Nothing in Orion is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Orion yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion | 148 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 4.7 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 6.4 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 12 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 14 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Pouillon Landes | 3,134 | 15 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Artix | 3,477 | 15 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Orion is a commune of 148 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
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.