Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
428 people call this town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
At under 1,000 residents, Castaignos-Souslens is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Castaignos-Souslens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Saturnin, in Brassempouy, 3.9 mi away.
26% 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 Castaignos-Souslens.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, below Landes’ towns (28%) but above compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Castaignos-Souslens | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Castaignos-Souslens has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €22,600 a year per consumption unit, below Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The jobless rate is 13.8%.
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.
Houses accounted for 87% of sales, apartments for the rest. 15 houses and apartments changed hands in Castaignos-Souslens from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Castaignos-Souslens. Best known first.
Nothing in Castaignos-Souslens is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Castaignos-Souslens as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castaignos-Souslens | 428 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hagetmau | 4,624 | 5.5 | A | B+ | A | C |
| Orthez Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 10,881 | 9.3 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 12 | A | B+ | A | C− |
| Artix Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3,477 | 14 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
| Mourenx Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 5,695 | 15 | A− | A | C+ | C |
| Salies-de-Béarn Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 4,742 | 16 | A− | B− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Castaignos-Souslens is a commune of 428 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
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 8, 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.