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Pau
Large city · 64000 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
👥 Population
80 441
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 211 €
📈 19% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 5.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Pau — Score 65/100.
65
💰 Yield48
🌳 Quality of life90
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability35
🛡️ Safety50
⚡ Energy rating81
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 1 653 Transactions · Pau
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 211 €
🏡 House /m²
2 508 €
📋 Transactions
1 653
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau | 2 211 € | 2 508 € | 1898 | 80 441 |
| Bayonne | 4 104 € | 4 762 € | 781 | 54 306 |
| Anglet | 5 167 € | 6 800 € | 778 | 43 271 |
| Biarritz | 7 500 € | 8 250 € | 695 | 26 206 |
| Hendaye | 4 663 € | 4 850 € | 351 | 18 102 |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 5 888 € | 7 843 € | 333 | 14 857 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.05 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.5 %
⏳ Payback period
15.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
81.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
15.5 %
🏢 Apartments
82.6 %
16.5 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
8 750
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
44.520 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
86.680 %
🏘️ Housing tax
31.380 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.030 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
0.44 %
🏢 CFE
0.98 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
80 441
2023
📐 Area
31.50 km²
2554 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 970 €
📊 Median age
40.6 yrs
37.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
69.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
17.1 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
22.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
23 173
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
2 143
+7.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 988
💼 Economic density
288
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Pau
À 3.96 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Pau
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
7
🏫 Middle schools
10
🎓 High schools
5
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE IMMAC.CONCEPT.BEAU FRENE | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE ST DOMINIQUE | privé sous contrat | 99.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE LOUIS BARTHOU | public | 98.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT CRICQ (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 98.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE SAINT-JOHN PERSE | public | 93.0 % | — | -3.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
91.0 %
Average pass rate · 13 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE URSULE | privé sous contrat | 133.6 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE LO COLLEGI CALANDRETA GASCONHA | privé sous contrat | 131.8 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT DOMINIQUE | privé sous contrat | 126.9 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION BEAU FRENE | privé sous contrat | 125.2 |
| COLLEGE MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE | public | 102.8 |
| COLLEGE JEANNE D ALBRET | public | 94.8 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE NICOLAS BARRE SAINT MAUR | privé sous contrat | 88.5 |
| COLLEGE INNOVANT PIERRE EMMANUEL | public | 88.2 |
| COLLEGE CLERMONT | public | 84.6 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE BERNADETTE | privé sous contrat | 74.7 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
2
👨⚕️ Health centers
3
💊 Pharmacies
30
🔬 Laboratories
10
🏥 Établissements de santé
190
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
9
💊 Pharmacies
30
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1535
📋 Commerce
601
📋 Enseignement
123
🏥 Sante
1273
🚆 Transport
38
⚽ Sport
246
🎭 Culture
47
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 18 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 13 | Point-justice de la Maison d'arrêt de Pau, Agence nationale de l'habitat (Anah) - Délégation locale - Communauté d'Agglomération Pau, Centre de protection maternelle et infantile (PMI) - Pau |
| 📋 Direction départementale interministérielle | 1 | Délégation départementale aux droits des femmes et à l'égalité (DDDFE) - Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 1 | Direction départementale de l'emploi, du travail et des solidarités (DDETS) - Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| 📋 Association d'utilité publique | 1 | Société d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural (Safer) - Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Secrétariat général commun départemental - Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| 📋 Conseil, comité, commission (organisme consultatif) | 1 | Comité départemental d’examen des difficultés des entreprises (Codefi) - Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 892 | 11.10 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +52 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 834 | 10.40 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +44 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 693 | 8.60 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +37 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 444 | 5.50 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +31 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 438 | 5.40 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +35 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 333 | 4.10 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -51 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 262 | 3.30 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +38 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 232 | 4.30 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -43 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 193 | 2.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -68 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 186 | 2.30 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -56 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 142 | 1.80 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -25 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 117 | 1.50 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -59 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 68 | 0.80 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -64 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 44 | 0.50 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -50 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 7 | 0.10 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -83 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
1 316 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
24.6 %
24.6 %
B
3.6 %
C
15.5 %
15.5 %
D
35.1 %
35.1 %
E
16.1 %
16.1 %
F
4.1 %
G
1.0 %
5.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 16 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| château | 12e siècle;14e siècle;15e siècle;19e siècle |
| hôtel | 3e quart 19e siècle |
| monument aux morts | 1ère moitié 20e siècle |
| église | 19e siècle |
| église paroissiale | 2e quart 20e siècle |
| cimetière | 1er quart 19e siècle |
| funiculaire;établissement thermal | 19e siècle;1er quart 20e siècle |
| église | 3e quart 20e siècle |
| hôtel;maison | 16e siècle;17e siècle |
| demeure | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 5 risks identified
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 25 403 analyses · CA PAU BEARN PYRENEES
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
25 403
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
118
⚡ Charge points
587
🚀 Incl. fast charging
46
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bizanos | 3.0 km | 44/100 | 4 592 |
| Buros | 3.9 km | 60/100 | 2 007 |
| Idron | 3.7 km | 47/100 | 5 340 |
| Montardon | 4.9 km | 53/100 | 2 419 |
| Aressy | 5.1 km | 44/100 | 881 |
| Mazères-Lezons | 5.8 km | 44/100 | 1 845 |
| Billère | 4.5 km | 64/100 | 14 384 |
| Serres-Castet | 6.5 km | 43/100 | 4 418 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Pau
What is the price per m² in Pau? ▶
The median price per m² in Pau is 2 211 €.
What is the rental yield in Pau? ▶
The gross rental yield in Pau is 6.5%.
Is Pau a good real estate investment? ▶
Pau has a ScorCity score of 65/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Pau? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Pau is D.
What are the natural risks in Pau? ▶
5 risks are identified in Pau: Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau, Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Inondation.