Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
371 people call this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sus falls below the line for grades. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Sus does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sus as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, in Navarrenx, 1.4 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums and family days out in and near Sus. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sus.
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. Half of Sus is older than 52.7, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Sus | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €25,250 a year per consumption unit, lower than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€26,830) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Sus counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). At the census, 8.3% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
12 houses and apartments changed hands in Sus from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sus is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sus as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sus | 371 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 7.9 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 8.7 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Monein | 4,446 | 9.9 | — | B− | — | B |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 10,684 | 11 | A− | B+ | C | B |
| Artix | 3,477 | 12 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 13 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sus is a commune of 371 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.