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271 people live in this town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Urepel has none. A fifth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Urepel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Urepel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry, 8.2 mi away.
58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Urepel 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 Urepel.
Under 15: 15% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, between Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Urepel are older than 50.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Urepel | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 4.4%. At the census, 8.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Urepel holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each.
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.
Urepel recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Urepel as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Urepel is a commune of 271 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
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.