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A town of 855 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

855

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.16

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€27,430

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Bascons a good place to live?

Bascons is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Amand · Inscrit · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bascons’ story

Bascons in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Bascons; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1970.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1970First protected: Église Saint-Amand
2014Most recently protected: Monument aux morts de la guerre 1914-1918, situé près de l'…

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bascons.

History

Bascons keeps more of its old housing than Landes or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Bascons; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

17th c.

oldest protected part

1970

first monument protected

Full pageBascons’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes13% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bascons?”

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

Who lives here

Bascons has fewer young adults than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24

Over-65s are 23% of the population. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Landes’ towns (15%). The median resident of Bascons is 50.6 years old.

50.6median age

BasconsLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Bascons
	Bascons	Landes median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	7.2%	8.9%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	31%	27%	26%
65+	23%	28%	22%
No diploma	15%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	20%	18%
Higher education	29%	28%	30%

Full pageBascons’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.6 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households370 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bascons?”

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

Work & commute

Only 1.1% of commuters in Bascons go to work without a car, fewer than in Landes’ towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Bascons: 50, for 350 residents in work (0.2 each). Half of residents lived on more than €27,430 a year per consumption unit, above both Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970). 8.6% of the labour force are out of work.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Bascons, 0.2 per working resident

8.6%

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

€27,430

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBascons’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€27,430 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bascons than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.16/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 24 homes were sold in Bascons.

€8.16/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bascons€8.16/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€8.16/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €10.17/m² a month)

€8.65/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBascons’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.16/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 Bascons

12pages on Bascons

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.5 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing24 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.6 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Bascons; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Inscrit

Arènes Jean de LahourtiquePublic building · 20th c.

Inscrit

Monument aux morts de la guerre 1914-1918, situé près de l'égliseWar memorial · 20th c.

Famous people from Bascons

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

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Bascons’ 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 →

Mont-de-MarsanSaint-Pierre-du-MontVilleneuve-de-MarsanSaint-SeverAire-sur-l'AdourHagetmauBascons

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bascons	855	—	—	—	—	—
Mont-de-Marsan	31,592	5.5	C⁺	B⁻	D	B⁻
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	10,092	5.6	B⁺	C⁺	B	B⁺
Villeneuve-de-Marsan	2,508	7.2	—	B⁻	—	B
Saint-Sever	5,043	8.9	A	B⁺	A	C⁻
Aire-sur-l'Adour	6,211	12	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	C⁻
Hagetmau	4,624	15	A	B⁺	A	C

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

About Bascons

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bascons is a commune of 855 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Grenadois. 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: 855 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Grenadois
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 7.2 sq mi (18.7 km²)
INSEE code: 40025

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.