Press kit · department 64

Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Gan	Small cities	5,649	1 / 21	21 / 1747
Mouguerre	Small cities	5,353	2 / 21	53 / 1747
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Small cities	7,238	3 / 21	111 / 1747
Ustaritz	Small cities	7,684	4 / 21	156 / 1747
Cambo-les-Bains	Small cities	6,715	5 / 21	173 / 1747
Hasparren	Small cities	7,615	6 / 21	184 / 1747
Idron	Small cities	5,134	7 / 21	253 / 1747
Saint-Pierre-d'Irube	Small cities	5,779	8 / 21	276 / 1747
Boucau	Small cities	8,934	9 / 21	335 / 1747
Anglet	Mid-size cities	42,288	1 / 4	100 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	Small cities	14,690	21 / 21	1359 / 1747
Jurançon	Small cities	7,063	20 / 21	1325 / 1747
Pau	Mid-size cities	78,620	4 / 4	351 / 470
Lescar	Small cities	9,540	19 / 21	1237 / 1747
Biarritz	Mid-size cities	25,810	3 / 4	325 / 470

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	Small cities	14,690	1 / 21	100 / 1747
Ciboure	Small cities	5,957	2 / 21	104 / 1747
Oloron-Sainte-Marie	Small cities	10,658	3 / 21	117 / 1747
Bidart	Small cities	7,674	4 / 21	140 / 1747
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Small cities	7,238	5 / 21	150 / 1747
Lescar	Small cities	9,540	6 / 21	202 / 1747
Hendaye	Small cities	18,074	7 / 21	222 / 1747
Gan	Small cities	5,649	8 / 21	225 / 1747
Biarritz	Mid-size cities	25,810	1 / 4	69 / 470
Ustaritz	Small cities	7,684	9 / 21	333 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Anglet	Mid-size cities	42,288	4 / 4	394 / 470
Cambo-les-Bains	Small cities	6,715	21 / 21	1389 / 1747
Idron	Small cities	5,134	20 / 21	1382 / 1747
Mouguerre	Small cities	5,353	19 / 21	1334 / 1747
Orthez	Small cities	10,836	18 / 21	1279 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	Small cities	14,690	1 / 21	9 / 1747
Billère	Small cities	14,037	2 / 21	33 / 1747
Bayonne	Mid-size cities	53,312	1 / 4	10 / 470
Ciboure	Small cities	5,957	3 / 21	43 / 1747
Mourenx	Small cities	5,744	4 / 21	92 / 1747
Pau	Mid-size cities	78,620	2 / 4	28 / 470
Bidart	Small cities	7,674	5 / 21	115 / 1747
Oloron-Sainte-Marie	Small cities	10,658	6 / 21	133 / 1747
Saint-Pierre-d'Irube	Small cities	5,779	7 / 21	153 / 1747
Biarritz	Mid-size cities	25,810	3 / 4	55 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Gan	Small cities	5,649	21 / 21	1118 / 1747
Mouguerre	Small cities	5,353	20 / 21	1084 / 1747
Hasparren	Small cities	7,615	19 / 21	1026 / 1747
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Small cities	7,238	18 / 21	805 / 1747
Cambo-les-Bains	Small cities	6,715	17 / 21	624 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Ustaritz	Small cities	7,684	1 / 21	2 / 1747
Hasparren	Small cities	7,615	2 / 21	6 / 1747
Lescar	Small cities	9,540	3 / 21	7 / 1747
Saint-Pierre-d'Irube	Small cities	5,779	4 / 21	18 / 1747
Anglet	Mid-size cities	42,288	1 / 4	5 / 470
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Small cities	7,238	5 / 21	20 / 1747
Cambo-les-Bains	Small cities	6,715	6 / 21	21 / 1747
Jurançon	Small cities	7,063	7 / 21	55 / 1747
Bayonne	Mid-size cities	53,312	2 / 4	15 / 470
Oloron-Sainte-Marie	Small cities	10,658	8 / 21	77 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Bayonne	Mid-size cities	53,312	1 / 4	1 / 470
Bidart	Small cities	7,674	1 / 21	11 / 1747
Anglet	Mid-size cities	42,288	2 / 4	9 / 470
Hasparren	Small cities	7,615	2 / 21	66 / 1747
Saint-Pierre-d'Irube	Small cities	5,779	3 / 21	79 / 1747
Urrugne	Small cities	10,594	4 / 21	104 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	Small cities	14,690	5 / 21	223 / 1747
Hendaye	Small cities	18,074	6 / 21	263 / 1747
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Small cities	7,238	7 / 21	304 / 1747
Mouguerre	Small cities	5,353	8 / 21	390 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Bidart	Small cities	7,674	1 / 21	33 / 1747
Saint-Pierre-d'Irube	Small cities	5,779	2 / 21	44 / 1747
Anglet	Mid-size cities	42,288	1 / 4	14 / 470
Urrugne	Small cities	10,594	3 / 21	60 / 1747
Ustaritz	Small cities	7,684	4 / 21	61 / 1747
Ciboure	Small cities	5,957	5 / 21	67 / 1747
Cambo-les-Bains	Small cities	6,715	6 / 21	81 / 1747
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Small cities	7,238	7 / 21	89 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	Small cities	14,690	8 / 21	114 / 1747
Biarritz	Mid-size cities	25,810	2 / 4	38 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Mourenx	Small cities	5,744	21 / 21	934 / 1747
Orthez	Small cities	10,836	20 / 21	776 / 1747
Billère	Small cities	14,037	19 / 21	589 / 1747
Boucau	Small cities	8,934	18 / 21	461 / 1747
Gan	Small cities	5,649	17 / 21	444 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Pierre-d'Irube	Small cities	5,779	1 / 21	18 / 1747
Bidart	Small cities	7,674	2 / 21	56 / 1747
Ciboure	Small cities	5,957	3 / 21	97 / 1747
Anglet	Mid-size cities	42,288	1 / 4	36 / 470
Biarritz	Mid-size cities	25,810	2 / 4	99 / 470
Lons	Small cities	13,708	4 / 21	386 / 1747
Lescar	Small cities	9,540	5 / 21	494 / 1747
Pau	Mid-size cities	78,620	3 / 4	134 / 470
Bayonne	Mid-size cities	53,312	4 / 4	138 / 470
Gan	Small cities	5,649	6 / 21	582 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Small cities	7,238	21 / 21	1576 / 1747
Boucau	Small cities	8,934	20 / 21	1575 / 1747
Hendaye	Small cities	18,074	19 / 21	1370 / 1747
Idron	Small cities	5,134	18 / 21	1362 / 1747
Orthez	Small cities	10,836	17 / 21	1357 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Oloron-Sainte-Marie	Small cities	10,658	1 / 21	62 / 1747
Gan	Small cities	5,649	2 / 21	136 / 1747
Urrugne	Small cities	10,594	3 / 21	184 / 1747
Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle	Small cities	7,238	4 / 21	188 / 1747
Jurançon	Small cities	7,063	5 / 21	195 / 1747
Ustaritz	Small cities	7,684	6 / 21	211 / 1747
Hasparren	Small cities	7,615	7 / 21	408 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Luz	Small cities	14,690	8 / 21	446 / 1747
Cambo-les-Bains	Small cities	6,715	9 / 21	478 / 1747
Mouguerre	Small cities	5,353	10 / 21	502 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.