Among the classé monuments in Bostens is Église Sainte-Marie. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in the 10th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Sainte-Marie 17th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1916

first monument protected

Full pageBostens’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes13% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bostens?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Bostens are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns

25% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Landes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.

44.6median age

BostensLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bostens
	Bostens	Landes median	France median
Under 15	19%	15%	17%
15–24	6.8%	8.9%	11%
25–44	25%	21%	23%
45–64	26%	27%	26%
65+	23%	28%	22%
No diploma	16%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	20%	18%
Higher education	25%	28%	30%

Full pageBostens’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.6 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2.6 people per household Born abroad3.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bostens?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bostens than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 1.2%

At the census, 7.1% of working residents in Bostens didn’t travel to work at all. 9.8% of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income was €26,140 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970).

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Bostens, 0.2 per working resident

9.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,140

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBostens’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Median income€26,140 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Bostens costs less than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.72/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Bostens. A house rents for an estimated €9.85/m² a month.

€9.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bostens€9.72/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€9.72/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €11.44/m² a month)

€9.85/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBostens’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.72/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bostens

11pages on Bostens

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.9 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bostens: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Inscrit

Moulin à eau de BarraquesMill · 18th c.

Église Sainte-MarieChurch · 17th c.

Photo credits

Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bostens

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

How we find them →

Bostens’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Landes →

Villeneuve-de-MarsanMont-de-MarsanSaint-Pierre-du-MontSaint-SeverBostens

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bostens	206	—	—	—	—	—
Villeneuve-de-Marsan	2,508	6.2	—	B⁻	—	B
Mont-de-Marsan	31,592	8.2	C⁺	B⁻	D	B⁻
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	10,092	9.5	B⁺	C⁺	B	B⁺
Saint-Sever	5,043	18	A	B⁺	A	C⁻

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

About Bostens

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bostens is a commune of 206 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

Population: 206 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Mont de Marsan Agglomération
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3 sq mi (7.8 km²)
INSEE code: 40050

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.