Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 878 residents, it is a town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Ossès has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.
The one thing Ossès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ossès; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2014.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ossès has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Julien-d'Antioche: Photo: Jean Michel Etchecolonea · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ossès.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ossès; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under-15s account for 17% of the population. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ossès | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Ossès number 350, against 400 residents in work (0.9 per worker). 4.0% of 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%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,050 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.
The market in Ossès: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ossès as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ossès is a commune of 878 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossès | 878 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 6,760 | 10 | A | C− | A | A |
| Hasparren | 7,626 | 10 | A− | C− | A+ | C |
| Ustaritz | 7,897 | 15 | A | D | A+ | A− |
| Sare | 2,763 | 15 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Briscous | 2,965 | 15 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle | 7,264 | 16 | B+ | D | 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.