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A town of 15,836 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Biscarrosse grades C+ overall: better than 41% of compared French towns, and #18 of 29 in Landes. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (B+): brevet results at the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Biscarrosse does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Biscarrosse 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.
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Biscarrosse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2012.
2.2% 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 Biscarrosse.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Biscarrosse, houses go for €4,110/m² and apartments for €3,451/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €12.95/m² a month. Houses made up 55% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,110/m² | 543 |
| Apartments | €3,451/m² | 439 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
32% of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.2% of residents, below both Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Biscarrosse in two is 53.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Biscarrosse | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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 closest lycée for the general bac is 5.9 mi off. The town’s schools place #19 of 31 in Landes on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MermozNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 108 | 96%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Among the graded crimes in Biscarrosse, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Recorded offenses locally came to 357 in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 10.4 violent offenses and 14.4 graded property crimes a year.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Biscarrosse has 20 family doctors. In Landes, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Biscarrosse is Ch Mont de Marsan Antenne Saisonniere Smur Biscarrosse, 5 mi away.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 2.2% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €26,960 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Landes’ towns (€25,750). Jobs located in Biscarrosse: 5,550, for 5,850 residents in work (0.9 each). 5.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, family days out and heritage in and near Biscarrosse. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l'hydraviationin townMuseumMuseumMusée des traditions et de l'histoire de Biscarrossein townWater parkWater parkAquaPark Biscarrossein townMuseumMuseumSurf Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryGalerie de l'Ormein townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Biscarrosse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Biscarrosse as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biscarrosse | 15,836 | — | C+ | D | C+ | B |
| Parentis-en-Born | 7,586 | 6.2 | C− | C− | B+ | D |
| Sanguinet | 4,741 | 7.4 | B | D | A | B |
| Mimizan | 7,673 | 14 | C− | D | C− | B− |
| La Teste-de-Buch Gironde | 27,566 | 15 | C− | D | C− | B |
| Gujan-Mestras Gironde | 22,153 | 16 | B | D | B+ | B+ |
| Le Teich Gironde | 9,180 | 17 | B− | C− | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #22 of 29 in Landes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 115 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #19 of 31 in Landes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.29/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Biscarrosse grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Biscarrosse is a commune of 15,836 people in the Communauté de communes des Grands Lacs. 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.