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598 people call this town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bénesse-lès-Dax has none.
Bénesse-lès-Dax has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2021.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bénesse-lès-Dax.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Bénesse-lès-Dax has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The share of residents under 15 is 18%. 23% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Landes’ towns (28%) and near compared French towns (22%). Bénesse-lès-Dax has a median age of 45.5 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bénesse-lès-Dax | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.3%, lower than both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Bénesse-lès-Dax number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €25,290 a year per consumption unit.
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.
House rents are put at about €11.59/m² a month. The market in Bénesse-lès-Dax: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bénesse-lès-Dax has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bénesse-lès-Dax yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bénesse-lès-Dax | 598 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pouillon | 3,134 | 3.1 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Narrosse | 3,387 | 4 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Dax | 22,109 | 4.2 | D | C | D− | D |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,481 | 6.2 | C | C− | C | B |
| Peyrehorade | 3,700 | 7.3 | C | C | B− | C |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 3,402 | 8.1 | B+ | C | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bénesse-lès-Dax is a commune of 598 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Dax. 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 November 4, 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.