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The town, home to 1,472 people, lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Where it does best is jobs & income (A−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 40% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Cost of living is weaker too (C+) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is nearly two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. 15% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Souraïde has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Souraïde with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Souraïde has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Souraïde does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Souraïde as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Espelette, 1.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Souraïde 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 Souraïde.
2.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €27,320 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Souraïde 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.
Houses were 63% of what sold. Souraïde recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Children are 16% of the town. Residents of Souraïde have a median age of 49.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Souraïde | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 201 deaths in Souraïde from 2016 to 2025; there were 228, 14% more. Its care home for older people (51 places) counts its residents as Souraïde’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Souraïde is Polyclinique Cote Basque Sud, 8.7 mi away. Average lifespans in Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Souraïde. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Souraïde yet.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Souraïde is a commune of 1,472 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souraïde | 1,472 | — | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle | 7,264 | 3.8 | B+ | D | A+ | C |
| Ustaritz | 7,897 | 4.3 | A | D | A+ | A− |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 6,760 | 4.5 | A | C− | A | A |
| Sare | 2,763 | 5.3 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Arcangues | 3,657 | 6.8 | A− | D | A+ | C+ |
| Bassussarry | 3,414 | 7.1 | — | D | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Souraïde has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 3.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.