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A town of 591 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sallespisse has none. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The one thing Sallespisse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sallespisse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges du château Moncade, in Orthez, 3.1 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sallespisse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sallespisse.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. 14% are under 15, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Sallespisse have a median age of 53.1.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Sallespisse | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.5%, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Sallespisse number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.4 per worker). At the census, 9.2% of working residents in Sallespisse 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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Sallespisse, 95.8% passed the bac, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston FébusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 99%+3 pts |
| Lycée Gaston FébusNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 192 | 98%±0 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.
20 houses and apartments changed hands in Sallespisse from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.93/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Sallespisse.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sallespisse is a commune of 591 people in the Communauté de communes de Lacq-Orthez. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sallespisse | 591 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 3.6 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Salies-de-Béarn | 4,742 | 11 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Artix | 3,477 | 11 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 11 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Hagetmau Landes | 4,624 | 11 | A | B+ | A | C |
| Pouillon Landes | 3,134 | 15 | — | C | — | 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 9, 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.