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A town of 348 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Arsague a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Arsague out for now. 28% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Arsague stand out

The one thing Arsague does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Vergez
Château de Vergez · Inscrit · Photo: Anonyme Unknown author · Public domain
Arsague’s story

Arsague in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Arsague; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2022.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2022First protected: Château de Vergez
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arsague.

Who lives here

Few people in Arsague are 15 to 24: 5.5%, fewer than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

25% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 16%, near Landes’ towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Arsague are older than 52.

52median age
ArsagueLandes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Arsague
ArsagueLandes medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–245.5%8.9%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+28%28%22%
No diploma16%16%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education25%28%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Arsague: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Arsague; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
2022
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 6.5% of commuters in Arsague go to work without a car, fewer than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

Arsague has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, near Landes’ towns (11.1%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,500 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Arsague, 0.3 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.2 mi off.

99.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Arsague99.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du Pays des LuysNearest collègeCollègeCollège6999%+7 pts
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +7 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Arsague costs less than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.07/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 Arsague. A house rents for an estimated €8.93/m² a month.

€10.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Arsague€10.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Landes median€13.01/m²
€10.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.02 to €12.63/m² a month)
€8.93/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 Arsague

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Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Vergez: Photo: Anonyme Unknown author · Public domain

Famous people from Arsague

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

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Arsague’s neighbors

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

All towns in Landes →
OrthezSalies-de-BéarnPouillonHagetmauNarrosseDaxOrthezSalies-de-BéarnPouillonHagetmauNarrosseDaxArsague
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Arsague348—————
Orthez Pyrénées-Atlantiques10,8816.3B+BB−B−
Salies-de-Béarn Pyrénées-Atlantiques4,74210A−B−AC−
Pouillon3,13411—C—C+
Hagetmau4,62411AB+AC
Narrosse3,38714B+CA−B+
Dax22,10916DCD−D

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

About Arsague

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Arsague is a commune of 348 people in the Communauté de communes Coteaux et Vallées des Luys. 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
348 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Coteaux et Vallées des Luys
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.3 km²)
INSEE code
40011

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.