Overall, Urrugne earns an A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. It ranks #20 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Schools do well: bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Prices are high against local incomes (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Urrugne 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Urrugne.
Schools
Exam results around Urrugne beat 96% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Urrugne, 99.5% passed the bac, higher than both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Urrugne cost more than in both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €4,826/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Urrugne sell for €5,250/m² and apartments for €4,531/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.11/m² a month, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€13.04/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Of the homes sold, 39% were houses.
€4,826/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Urrugne€4,826/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€2,784/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,250/m²
146
Apartments
€4,531/m²
233
€14.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.24 to €17.72/m² a month)
12.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,570
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
8 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Urrugne counts 7.5 protected monuments. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 6.9% of the total, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (5.9%) but below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Urrugne records less crime per resident than 78% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Urrugne, the most frequent was burglary (2025). The 2025 count: 200 offenses in the town. Graded property crimes ran at 13.2 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 2.7 (2023–2025 average).
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary79
Criminal damage56
Theft from vehicles27
Family violence19
Other physical violence10
Vehicle theft9
Armed robbery0
Fraud82
Theft without violence51
Drug use32
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
200
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B+
Urrugne has a lower adjusted death rate than 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (64 places) counts its residents as Urrugne’s; allowing for it, deaths were 20% below expected. 876 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,030: 15% below. Women in Pyrénées-Atlantiques live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Pyrénées-Atlantiques town has 11 family doctors.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Urrugne · 5.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Cote Basque Sud
13.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Cote Basque
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Urrugne than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 6.4%
2,900 jobs are based in Urrugne, for 4,650 working residents (0.6 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.6%, below Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Public transport took 2.1% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
2,900
jobs based in Urrugne, 0.6 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 38% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Urrugne has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 33% have a degree. 25% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Urrugne has a median age of 48.2 years.
48.2median age
UrrugnePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Château d'Urtubie: Photo: Nicoarbu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Vincent: Photo: Harrieta171 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Redoute dite de la Bayonnette: Photo: Harrieta171 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Redoute dite des Emigrés: Photo: Harrieta171 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Urrugne
Is Urrugne safe?
It grades A− for safety, #18 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 79 burglaries and 56 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Urrugne good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns and #4 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The lycée stands out: 99% of 212 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Maurice Ravel in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Urrugne expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Urrugne grades D for cost of living.
About Urrugne
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Urrugne is a commune of 10,661 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
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.
