Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 624 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Cassen is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Cassen does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cassen as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jacques, in Tartas, 5.6 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cassen.
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, near Landes’ towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. The under-15s are 17% of the population here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Cassen | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.9% of people in the labour force have no job. Cassen has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income was €24,750 a year per consumption unit, close to Landes’ towns (€25,750) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.92/m² a month, below both Landes’ towns (€13.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.55/m² a month. Houses were 45% of what sold.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Cassen. Best known first.
Nothing in Cassen is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cassen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassen | 624 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour | 3,021 | 3.9 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Tartas | 3,169 | 5.6 | A− | B | B+ | C |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 3,402 | 6.7 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Narrosse | 3,387 | 8.6 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,481 | 10 | C | C− | C | B |
| Dax | 22,109 | 10 | D | C | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cassen is a commune of 624 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de Chalosse. 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.