Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 348 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Susmiou: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The one thing Susmiou does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Susmiou 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, 0.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Susmiou.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.4% of the town. Children under 15 make up 13%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Susmiou | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 8.3%. 150 jobs are based in Susmiou, for 150 working residents (1 per worker). No commute at all: 3.6% of working residents here at the census.
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.
Susmiou recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and family days out in and near Susmiou. Best known first.
Nothing in Susmiou is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Susmiou yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susmiou | 348 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mourenx | 5,695 | 8.3 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 2,972 | 8.6 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Monein | 4,446 | 9.9 | — | B− | — | B |
| Artix | 3,477 | 12 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
| Orthez | 10,881 | 12 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 10,684 | 12 | A− | B+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Susmiou is a commune of 348 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 8, 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.