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The town has 711 residents and lies in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Arengosse a good place to live?

Arengosse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 33% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Arengosse stand out

The one thing Arengosse does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Castillon
Château de Castillon · Inscrit · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arengosse’s story

Arengosse in pictures

Arengosse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Château de Castillon
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arengosse.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Arengosse than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: 15% of adults

14% are under 15, lower than both Landes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.2% of the population. Half the people of Arengosse are older than 53.5.

53.5median age
ArengosseLandes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Arengosse
ArengosseLandes medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–247.2%8.9%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+33%28%22%
No diploma30%16%19%
CAP or BEP33%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%20%18%
Higher education15%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Arengosse: 21% were built before 1919, more than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. Arengosse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

More people in Arengosse are out of work than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: 15.8%

Median disposable income comes to €24,330 a year per consumption unit. 100 jobs are based in Arengosse, for 250 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, 1.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Arengosse, 0.4 per working resident
15.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Arengosse is €11.66/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Arengosse.

€11.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Arengosse€11.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Landes median€13.01/m²
€11.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.79 to €15.47/m² a month)
€8.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arengosse

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Landmarks

Arengosse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Castillon: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Arengosse

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arengosse yet.

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Arengosse’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Morcenx-la-NouvelleRion-des-LandesTartasLabouheyreSaint-Pierre-du-MontPontonx-sur-l'AdourMorcenx-la-NouvelleRion-des-LandesTartasLabouheyreSaint-Pierre-du-MontPontonx-sur-l'AdourArengosse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Arengosse711—————
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle5,0226.6CB−B−D
Rion-des-Landes3,1429.3—C+—B
Tartas3,16912A−BB+C
Labouheyre2,90616B−C+B−C
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont10,09216B+C+BB+
Pontonx-sur-l'Adour3,02116—C+—C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Arengosse

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Arengosse is a commune of 711 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Morcenais. 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

Population
711 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Morcenais
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
24.2 sq mi (62.8 km²)
INSEE code
40006

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 October 30, 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.