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In Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 440 residents.

Population

440

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.31

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 Commensacq a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Commensacq is too small for the grades other French towns get. 17% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Commensacq stand out

The one thing Commensacq 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.

Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Commensacq’s story

Commensacq in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Commensacq; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1968.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Bertrand Castaignède, born in 1733, is the one person born in Commensacq before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1968First protected: Église Saint-Martin

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Commensacq.

Who lives here

Few people in Commensacq are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns

Over-65s are a quarter of the population. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Landes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). 19% of adults hold a degree.

50.2median age

CommensacqLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education19%

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 Commensacq
	Commensacq	Landes median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	7.8%	8.9%	11%
25–44	19%	21%	23%
45–64	34%	27%	26%
65+	25%	28%	22%
No diploma	17%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	20%	18%
Higher education	19%	28%	30%

Full pageCommensacq’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.2 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households200 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad8.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Commensacq?”

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

History

Commensacq keeps more of its old housing than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Commensacq; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1968

first monument protected

Full pageCommensacq’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Commensacq?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Commensacq walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

Commensacq holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Public transport took 3.0% of the town’s working residents to work at the census. At the census, 7.9% of working residents in Commensacq didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

Public transport3%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

On foot0%

jobs based in Commensacq, 0.4 per working resident

10.1%

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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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident 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

Housing

Renting in Commensacq costs less than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.31/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.70/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Commensacq.

€10.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Commensacq€10.31/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€10.31/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €12.90/m² a month)

€9.70/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCommensacq’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.31/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Commensacq

11pages on Commensacq

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.6 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th & 15th c.

Classé

Église Saint-MichelChurch · 15th–19th c. · in Sabres, 6.3 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Commensacq

One notable person was born in Commensacq.

Their page →

Bertrand CastaignèdeFrench politician · 1733–1795

Commensacq’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 →

LabouheyreMorcenx-la-NouvelleParentis-en-BornCommensacq

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Commensacq	440	—	—	—	—	—
Labouheyre	2,906	4.5	B⁻	C⁺	B⁻	C
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle	5,022	13	C	B⁻	B⁻	D
Parentis-en-Born	7,586	15	C⁻	C⁻	B⁺	D

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

About Commensacq

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Commensacq is a commune of 440 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur Haute Lande. 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: 440 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur Haute Lande
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 27.6 sq mi (71.4 km²)
INSEE code: 40085

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.