Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 102 residents, it is a town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Orsanco out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Orsanco as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Nicolas d'Harambels, in Ostabat-Asme, 1.8 mi away.
27% 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 Orsanco.
Under 15: 19% of residents. The middle age in Orsanco is 47.8. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%).
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Orsanco | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 40% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Orsanco didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.9 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège d'AmikuzeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 51 | 94%+2 pts |
| Collège privé Etchecopar PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 68 | 99%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Orsanco recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Orsanco. Best known first.
Nothing in Orsanco 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 Orsanco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orsanco | 102 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 10 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Hasparren | 7,626 | 14 | A− | C− | A+ | C |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 14 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 6,760 | 17 | A | C− | A | A |
| Briscous | 2,965 | 18 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Peyrehorade Landes | 3,700 | 18 | C | C | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Orsanco is a commune of 102 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
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.