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A town of 279 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

279

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.07

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,660

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Brassempouy a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Brassempouy out for now. 13% of its homes are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Brassempouy stand out

The 2 things Brassempouy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 52.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Grottes préhistoriques du Pouy · Classé · Photo: Dame de Brassempouy · CC BY-SA 4.0

Brassempouy’s story

Brassempouy in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Brassempouy counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1939.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1939First protected: Église Saint-Saturnin
1980Most recently protected: Grottes préhistoriques du Pouy

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brassempouy.

Who lives here

Few people in Brassempouy are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

Over-65s are 30% of the population. 16% are under 15, higher than Landes’ towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). At 52.8, the median resident of Brassempouy sits in the middle of the age range.

52.8median age

BrassempouyLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

30%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brassempouy
	Brassempouy	Landes median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	7.5%	8.9%	11%
25–44	18%	21%	23%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	30%	28%	22%
No diploma	18%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	20%	18%
Higher education	31%	28%	30%

Full pageBrassempouy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages52.8 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households130 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad5.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Brassempouy?”

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

History

Old homes shape Brassempouy: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Brassempouy is Grottes préhistoriques du Pouy. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Grottes préhistoriques du Pouy Prehistory
Église Saint-Saturnin 13th & 16th c.

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1939

first monument protected

Full pageBrassempouy’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Brassempouy?”

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

Work & commute

Brassempouy has lower unemployment than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 9.0%

Brassempouy has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 7.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%

On foot8%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Brassempouy, 0.5 per working resident

9.0%

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

€25,660

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

12%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,660 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 Brassempouy costs less than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.07/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Brassempouy.

€10.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brassempouy€10.07/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€10.07/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.02 to €12.63/m² a month)

€8.93/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBrassempouy’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.07/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Maison de la Dame de Brassempouy and 2 more in and around Brassempouy

Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Brassempouy. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumMaison de la Dame de Brassempouyin town AttractionAttractionLa cabane du vigneronin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gaujacq4.8 km west, in Gaujacq

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brassempouy

12pages on Brassempouy

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.8 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Brassempouy counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Église Saint-SaturninChurch · 13th & 16th c.

Grottes préhistoriques du PouyArchaeological site · Prehistory

Photo credits

Église Saint-Saturnin: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grottes préhistoriques du Pouy: Photo: Dame de Brassempouy · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Brassempouy

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

How we find them →

Brassempouy’s 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 →

HagetmauSaint-SeverOrthezTartasPouillonPontonx-sur-l'AdourBrassempouy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Brassempouy	279	—	—	—	—	—
Hagetmau	4,624	5.5	A	B⁺	A	C
Saint-Sever	5,043	11	A	B⁺	A	C⁻
Orthez Pyrénées-Atlantiques	10,881	11	B⁺	B	B⁻	B⁻
Tartas	3,169	15	A⁻	B	B⁺	C
Pouillon	3,134	15	—	C	—	C⁺
Pontonx-sur-l'Adour	3,021	16	—	C⁺	—	C⁺

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

About Brassempouy

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Brassempouy is a commune of 279 people in the Communauté de communes Coteaux et Vallées des Luys. 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: 279 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Coteaux et Vallées des Luys
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
INSEE code: 40054

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 November 4, 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.