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Landes · 2026

Best places to live in Landes

Saint-Sever ranks first of 29 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Landes, and #318 of 3,798 French towns. 3 of the 29 grade A− or better; scores run from 67.1 down to 30.0.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Saint-Sever

5,043 people

Score 67.1·#318 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A, schools A·lowest: health C⁻

Hagetmau

4,624 people

Score 64.5·#470 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: schools A⁺, safety A·lowest: health C

Tartas

3,169 people

A⁻

Score 59.0·#874 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: schools A⁺, safety B⁺·lowest: jobs & income C

All 29 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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29 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Saint-Sever5,043 people67.1top 8.3%A#318 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, schools A·lowest: health C⁻

2Hagetmau4,624 people64.5top 12.4%A#470 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, safety A·lowest: health C

3Tartas3,169 people59.0top 23.0%A⁻#874 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, safety B⁺·lowest: jobs & income C

4Saint-Vincent-de-Paul3,402 people57.8top 25.7%B⁺#978 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, schools A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

5Saint-Pierre-du-Mont10,092 people57.5top 26.5%B⁺#1,006 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, health B⁺·lowest: cost of living C⁺

6Tosse3,556 people56.1top 29.6%B⁺#1,126 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, health B·lowest: cost of living D

7Aire-sur-l'Adour6,211 people54.7top 33.1%B⁺#1,259 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁻, cost of living B⁺·lowest: health C⁻

8Narrosse3,387 people54.1top 34.9%B⁺#1,324 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: walkability C

9Bénesse-Maremne3,780 people53.9top 35.6%B#1,352 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁻, schools B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

10Tarnos12,957 people52.4top 39.7%B#1,507 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools B⁺, walkability B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

11Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx6,238 people51.9top 41.3%B#1,570 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁻, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: cost of living D

12Ondres6,533 people51.3top 43.0%B#1,635 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A⁻, schools A⁻·lowest: cost of living D

13Sanguinet4,741 people50.9top 44.0%B#1,673 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, health B·lowest: cost of living D

14Labouheyre2,906 people48.8bottom 49.7%B⁻#1,909 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D

15Magescq2,698 people48.8bottom 49.7%B⁻#1,911 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, health B⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

16Soorts-Hossegor3,817 people48.2bottom 48.3%B⁻#1,965 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health A⁻·lowest: cost of living D⁻

17Mont-de-Marsan31,592 people46.1bottom 42.5%C⁺#2,186 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools B⁻·lowest: safety D

18Biscarrosse15,836 people45.6bottom 41.0%C⁺#2,243 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools B⁺, health B·lowest: cost of living D

19Labenne7,183 people45.2bottom 39.9%C⁺#2,282 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, jobs & income B·lowest: cost of living D

20Soustons8,701 people44.9bottom 39.2%C⁺#2,311 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health B⁺, jobs & income B⁻·lowest: cost of living C⁻

21Saint-Paul-lès-Dax14,481 people41.6bottom 31.3%C#2,609 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, health B·lowest: cost of living C⁻

22Morcenx-la-Nouvelle5,022 people41.3bottom 30.6%C#2,637 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools B, walkability B·lowest: health D

23Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse8,014 people40.5bottom 28.3%C#2,722 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools B, safety B⁻·lowest: cost of living D

24Peyrehorade3,700 people39.7bottom 26.3%C#2,801 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools B⁻, safety B⁻·lowest: jobs & income C

25Mimizan7,673 people39.1bottom 24.7%C⁻#2,860 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁻, walkability B·lowest: cost of living D

26Seignosse4,056 people38.8bottom 24.0%C⁻#2,887 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools B⁺, health B·lowest: cost of living D⁻

27Parentis-en-Born7,586 people38.7bottom 23.7%C⁻#2,899 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety B⁺, jobs & income B⁻·lowest: health D

28Capbreton9,184 people37.4bottom 20.8%C⁻#3,007 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: cost of living D⁻

29Dax22,109 people30.0bottom 7.7%D#3,506 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, schools B⁻·lowest: safety D⁻

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Landes?

Saint-Sever ranks first of 29 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A) and schools (A) are its strongest grades; health (C−) is its lowest. Hagetmau and Tartas follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Landes, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Landes page.

Photos: Saint-Sever, Boris Vallaud (Public domain) · Hagetmau, France64160 (Public domain) · Tartas, Niels Johannes (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.