Capbreton grades C− overall: better than 21% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 17.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 1.1 points above 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.
Each subject compares Capbreton 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Capbreton.
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Capbreton costs more than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €6,589/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Capbreton above both Landes’ towns (€3,172/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Only one of the 35 towns in Landes costs more to buy into than Capbreton, whose median sale is €6,589/m². Houses in Capbreton sell for €6,994/m² and apartments for €6,383/m².
€6,589/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Capbreton€6,589/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,994/m²
369
Apartments
€6,383/m²
495
€16.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.34 to €21.49/m² a month)
17.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Capbreton runs higher than in 93% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 316 offenses in the graded categories in Capbreton in 2025. Violence against people ran at 11.2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 26.5 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here.
11.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage96
Other physical violence52
Theft from vehicles50
Burglary39
Sexual violence36
Family violence30
Vehicle theft13
Theft without violence125
Fraud100
Drug use44
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.
11.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
316
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Capbreton skews older, with 36% of residents 65 or over, more than Landes’ towns or compared French towns
On this, Capbreton is above both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 11% of the town.
53.9median age
CapbretonLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
More people in Capbreton are out of work than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: 15.4%
For Capbreton, that is above both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Capbreton has 3,800 jobs for 3,350 working residents, 1.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,860 a year per consumption unit.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot6%
Bicycle5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,800
jobs based in Capbreton, 1.1 per working resident
15.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Capbreton sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Landes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Capbreton sits above both Landes’ towns (88) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 1,439 residents of Capbreton died, against 1,361 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
27
GPs in Capbreton · 5.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Dax Antenne Saisonniere Smur Hossegor
11.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Belharra
85.5 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Landes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Capbreton, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Capbreton
Is Capbreton safe?
It grades D for safety, #26 of 29 in Landes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 96 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Capbreton good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns and #8 of 31 in Landes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Capbreton expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €16.93/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Capbreton grades D− for cost of living.
About Capbreton
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Capbreton is a commune of 9,184 people in the Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud. 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
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.
