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A town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 271 people.
Rivehaute has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 11% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Rivehaute does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rivehaute as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Saint-Gladie-Arrive-Munein, 3.8 mi away.
36% 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 Rivehaute.
Degrees are held by 26% of adults. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 13% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Rivehaute | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 12.2%, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 2.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Rivehaute: 100, for 100 residents in work (1 each).
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 €8.88/m² a month. Sales in Rivehaute from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, gardens and family days out in and near Rivehaute. Best known first.
Nothing in Rivehaute is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Rivehaute.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivehaute | 271 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 8.4 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 9 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 11 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 13 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Monein | 4,446 | 15 | — | B− | — | B |
| Artix | 3,477 | 16 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rivehaute is a commune of 271 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 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.