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3,047 people live in this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Health is its strong suit: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for walkability (D) — just over a quarter 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 — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Homes sell for a median €3,715/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Urcuit has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Urcuit 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.
Urcuit has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
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The 3 things Urcuit does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Urcuit as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite de Dagourette ou Musée Basque, in Bayonne, 6.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Urcuit 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 Urcuit.
2.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Urcuit: 300, for 1,400 residents in work (0.2 each). Of those in the labour force, 7.7% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 122 residents of Urcuit died, against 176 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% fewer. Life expectancy in Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Urcuit have one GP on hand.
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.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.7% of residents. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 37% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Urcuit | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 79% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Urcuit: 80 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,873/m² | 63 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Urcuit. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Urcuit as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Urcuit is a commune of 3,047 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urcuit | 3,047 | — | — | C+ | — | A |
| Briscous | 2,965 | 1.9 | — | C− | — | C− |
| Lahonce | 2,740 | 2.2 | — | D | — | A |
| Mouguerre | 5,428 | 3.5 | A+ | D | A+ | A |
| Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx Landes | 6,238 | 4.1 | B | D | B | B− |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Irube | 5,900 | 5 | B+ | D | A+ | C |
| Villefranque | 3,069 | 5.9 | — | D | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Urcuit has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.4 recorded violent incidents and 1.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Urcuit grades C+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.