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A town of 804 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

804

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€12.27

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

Median income

€25,590

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 Cauneille a good place to live?

Cauneille is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Cauneille’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Cauneille’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cauneille, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Édouard Cazaux, born in 1889, is the one person born in Cauneille before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1999First protected: Domaine du Pourtaou et de la Gloriette (maison de Jean Rame…

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cauneille.

History

Cauneille keeps more of its old housing than Landes or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

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

On this, Cauneille is above both Landes’ towns (3.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cauneille, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

19th c.

oldest protected part

1999

first monument protected

Full pageCauneille’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Cauneille?”

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Cauneille than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

In the comparison, Cauneille comes below both Landes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.9% of residents.

51median age

CauneilleLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cauneille
	Cauneille	Landes median	France median
Under 15	11%	15%	17%
15–24	7.9%	8.9%	11%
25–44	20%	21%	23%
45–64	37%	27%	26%
65+	23%	28%	22%
No diploma	18%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	20%	18%
Higher education	27%	28%	30%

Full pageCauneille’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households340 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Cauneille?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Cauneille are out of work than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: 8.0%

For Cauneille, that is below both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Cauneille has 200 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.7 per worker. 4.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

200

jobs based in Cauneille, 0.7 per working resident

8.0%

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

€25,590

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,590 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Cauneille, 86.5% passed the bac, below both Landes’ towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cauneille94.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Cauneille86.5%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège du Pays d'OrtheNearest collègeCollège	Collège	121	94%+1 pt
Lycée polyvalent Jean TarisNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	47	98%±0 pts

98%

passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate

80%

passed the vocational bac, −10 pts against the expected rate

94.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate

1.3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageCauneille’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges94.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km Lycées86.5% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Cauneille is €12.27/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cauneille€12.27/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€12.27/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.47 to €15.91/m² a month)

€10.97/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCauneille’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€12.27/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Maison de Jean Rameau and 6 more in and around Cauneille

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cauneille. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauMaison de Jean Rameauin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cauneillein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montréal3.1 km west, in Peyrehorade Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Jean de Sorde2.8 km south, in Sorde-l'Abbaye ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aspremont2.7 km west, in Peyrehorade AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Cagnotte4.6 km north, in Cagnotte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cauneille

13pages on Cauneille

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.9 mi away Housing20 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute200 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Cauneille has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Inscrit

Domaine du Pourtaou et de la Gloriette (maison de Jean Rameau)House · 19th & 20th c.

Classé

Ancienne abbaye Saint-JeanAbbey · 12th–17th c. · in Sorde-l'Abbaye, 1.7 mi

Classé

Ancien prieuré d'ArthousPriory · 12th & 18th c. · in Hastingues, 3.2 mi

Classé

Château de BidacheChâteau · 17th c. · in Bidache, 5.7 mi

Famous people from Cauneille

One notable person was born in Cauneille.

Their page →

Édouard CazauxFrench sculptor and ceramist (1889-1974)

Cauneille’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 →

PeyrehoradePouillonSalies-de-BéarnDaxNarrosseSaint-Geours-de-MaremneCauneille

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cauneille	804	—	—	—	—	—
Peyrehorade	3,700	2	C	C	B⁻	C
Pouillon	3,134	5	—	C	—	C⁺
Salies-de-Béarn Pyrénées-Atlantiques	4,742	9.1	A⁻	B⁻	A	C⁻
Dax	22,109	10	D	C	D⁻	D
Narrosse	3,387	10	B⁺	C	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne	3,089	12	—	C⁻	—	B⁺

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

About Cauneille

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cauneille is a commune of 804 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans. 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: 804 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 5.9 sq mi (15.2 km²)
INSEE code: 40077

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.