Degrees are held by 24% of adults. 6.3% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Arx is older than 64, half younger.

64median age

ArxLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

48%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%

CAP or BEP16%

Baccalauréat26%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

42% women, 58% men

About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Arx
	Arx	Landes median	France median
Under 15	6.3%	15%	17%
15–24	6.3%	8.9%	11%
25–44	16%	21%	23%
45–64	23%	27%	26%
65+	48%	28%	22%
No diploma	28%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	16%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	26%	20%	18%
Higher education	24%	28%	30%

Full pageArx’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages64 median age · 48% are 65 or over Households30 households · 1.7 people per household Born abroad1.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Arx?”

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

History

Old homes shape Arx: 42% were built before 1919, more than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Arx; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

12th c.

oldest protected part

1990

first monument protected

Full pageArx’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes42% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Arx?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Arx are out of work than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: 20.0%

At the census, 11.1% of working residents in Arx didn’t travel to work at all.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Arx, 0.6 per working resident

20.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageArx’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.6 per working resident Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Arx than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.88/m² a month

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

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Arx from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.88/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Arx€8.88/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€8.88/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.06 to €11.18/m² a month)

€6.73/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageArx’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.88/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arx

11pages on Arx

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors4% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 64 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Arx; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Croix aux instruments de la PassionCross · 19th c.

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th–16th c.

Photo credits

Croix aux instruments de la Passion: Photo: Angelique de Lary · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Angelique de Lary · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Arx

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

How we find them →

Arx’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 →

NéracCasteljalouxEauzeArx

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Arx	57	—	—	—	—	—
Nérac Lot-et-Garonne	6,992	13	A	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻
Casteljaloux Lot-et-Garonne	4,755	14	C⁻	B	C⁻	C⁺
Eauze Gers	4,108	17	A	B	A	B⁻

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

About Arx

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Arx is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes des Landes d'Armagnac. 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: 57 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Landes d'Armagnac
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 9.4 sq mi (24.4 km²)
INSEE code: 40015

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.