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Population 7,897: a town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Much to like here, and you pay for it. Ustaritz’s overall grade is A, better than 88% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #9 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Safety is its strong suit: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The trade-off is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too — 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
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 Ustaritz 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.
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The 2 things Ustaritz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Ustaritz, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Ustaritz before 1900, the earliest Dominique Garat, in 1735.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Ustaritz, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Domaine d'Haïtze: Photo: Alain.2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château Lota: Photo: EKE-ORG · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Vincent: Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison Mokopeïta: Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ustaritz.
Ustaritz’s tally for 2025: 86 recorded offenses. In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Ustaritz, 97.8% passed the bac, close to Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (96.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #8 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques on results. For collège, the closest is 1.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-François Xavier PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 99%+3 pts |
| Lycée privé Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 74 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 58 | 95%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 45% houses, the rest apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.19/m² a month, about level with Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (€13.04/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €15.87/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,125/m² | 107 |
| Apartments | €4,100/m² | 133 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 702 deaths in Ustaritz from 2016 to 2025; there were 672, 4% fewer. Life expectancy in Pyrénées-Atlantiques: 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 5 GPs practise here.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Of those in the labour force, 7.4% are unemployed. Jobs located in Ustaritz: 1,950, for 3,750 residents in work (0.5 each). Bus, tram or train carried 2.7% of working residents in Ustaritz to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Houses and mansions, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk. Before 1919: that is when 7.7% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.1%, near Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.3%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ustaritz | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Ustaritz. Best known first.
7 notable people were born in Ustaritz.
Jean-Joseph Ader: Castanche, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dominique Garat: Charles Toussaint Labadye, Public domain · Michel Labéguerie: http://www.badok.info/, CC BY 3.0
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ustaritz is a commune of 7,897 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ustaritz | 7,897 | — | A | D | A+ | A− |
| Villefranque | 3,069 | 2.8 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Bassussarry | 3,414 | 3.3 | — | D | — | A− |
| Arcangues | 3,657 | 3.6 | A− | D | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Irube | 5,900 | 4.6 | B+ | D | A+ | C |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 6,760 | 4.6 | A | C− | A | A |
| Mouguerre | 5,428 | 5 | A+ | D | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #9 of 35 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns and #8 of 40 in Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The lycée stands out: 100% of 74 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-Joseph in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By type: houses €4,125/m² (107 sales), apartments €4,100/m² (133 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ustaritz grades D 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.