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A town of 833 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Bougue is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Bougue has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bougue.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Bougue has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group: 9%, close to Landes’ towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 39% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bougue | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €28,300 a year per consumption unit, above both Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970). Bougue has 50 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 2.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Bougue.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Bougue. Best known first.
Bougue has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Église Saint-Candide: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Enceinte médiévale de Castets: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bougue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bougue | 833 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | 2,508 | 4.3 | — | B− | — | B |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 31,592 | 4.7 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,092 | 5.8 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 13 | A | B+ | A | C− |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour | 6,211 | 15 | B+ | B+ | B− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bougue is a commune of 833 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) · 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.