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A town of 50 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Baudignan a good place to live?

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

What makes Baudignan stand out

The 2 things Baudignan does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Inscrit · Photo: Angelique de Lary · CC BY-SA 3.0
Baudignan’s story

Baudignan in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1996First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baudignan.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Baudignan than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are under 15

Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, below both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: a third of residents are 65 or older. Ages in Baudignan split evenly at 60.8: half are older, half younger.

60.8median age
BaudignanLandes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Baudignan
BaudignanLandes medianFrance median
Under 156.7%15%17%
15–240%8.9%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+33%28%22%
No diploma17%16%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat26%20%18%
Higher education24%28%30%

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

History

Baudignan keeps more of its old housing than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

Baudignan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Baudignan has higher unemployment than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 19.0%

At the census, 5.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot6%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Baudignan, 0.2 per working resident
19.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Baudignan 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.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Baudignan.

€8.88/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Baudignan€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

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Baudignan

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Angelique de Lary · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Baudignan

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

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Baudignan’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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NéracCasteljalouxEauzeNéracCasteljalouxEauzeBaudignan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Baudignan50—————
Nérac Lot-et-Garonne6,99215AA−B−A−
Casteljaloux Lot-et-Garonne4,75515C−BC−C+
Eauze Gers4,10817ABAB−

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

About Baudignan

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Baudignan is a commune of 50 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
50 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Landes d'Armagnac
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.1 sq mi (23.6 km²)
INSEE code
40030

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.