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A town of 1,913 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Benquet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,157/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Mont de Marsan Agglomération. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 48% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Benquet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Benquet with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Benquet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, 3.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Benquet.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Landes live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 90 deaths in Benquet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 173: 48% below. For a family doctor, residents of Benquet can choose among 2 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
The median disposable income is €28,170 a year per consumption unit. 2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 6.7% are unemployed. Jobs located in Benquet: 200, for 850 residents in work (0.2 each).
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.
The median price, €2,157/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Benquet from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,157/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
35% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.7% of residents. Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Benquet | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 3.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée privé Jean Cassaigne PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 97 | 98%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel privé Jean Cassaigne PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 42 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Gardens and heritage in and near Benquet. Best known first.
Nothing in Benquet 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 Benquet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benquet | 1,913 | — | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,092 | 3.2 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 31,592 | 4.2 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 6.1 | A | B+ | A | C− |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | 2,508 | 11 | — | B− | — | B |
| Hagetmau | 4,624 | 13 | A | B+ | A | C |
| Tartas | 3,169 | 15 | A− | B | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Benquet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 3.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,157/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Benquet grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Benquet is a commune of 1,913 people in the Mont de Marsan Agglomération. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.