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Home to 237 people, this town lies in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Bastennes is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The one thing Bastennes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bastennes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Sourdis, in Gaujacq, 1.6 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bastennes.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%. 30% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 21% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bastennes | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.6% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,330 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Bastennes number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). 11.8% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Bastennes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Bastennes. Best known first.
Nothing in Bastennes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bastennes yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bastennes is a commune of 237 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
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.