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A town of 700 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Duhort-Bachen a good place to live?

There are no grades for Duhort-Bachen: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Château du Lau
Château du Lau · Classé · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Duhort-Bachen’s story

Duhort-Bachen in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Duhort-Bachen counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1992First protected: Château du Lau
  • 1994Most recently protected: Château de Bachen
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Duhort-Bachen.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Degrees are held by 26% of adults. 27% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Landes’ towns (28%) and above compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.

48.1median age
Duhort-BachenLandes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Duhort-Bachen
Duhort-BachenLandes medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–249.6%8.9%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+27%28%22%
No diploma21%16%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%20%18%
Higher education26%28%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Duhort-Bachen: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Duhort-Bachen is Château du Lau. On the Culture ministry’s list, Duhort-Bachen counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 3.4% of commuters in Duhort-Bachen go to work without a car, fewer than in Landes’ towns and compared French towns

7.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Duhort-Bachen: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 6.1% of working residents in Duhort-Bachen didn’t travel to work at all.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Duhort-Bachen, 0.4 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

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

Vocational results within 5 km: 90% passed the bac pro, of 84 candidates at 2 lycées. A collège lies 2.9 mi away. At the general lycée, 97% of 149 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Duhort-Bachen96.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Duhort-Bachen94.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Gaston CrampeNearest collègeCollègeCollège7796%+2 pts
Lycée polyvalent Gaston CrampeNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée14997%−1 pt
Lycée professionnel Jean d'ArcetBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée4489%+5 pts
97%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
90%
passed the vocational bac, +6.9 pts against the expected rate
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Duhort-Bachen than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.16/m² a month

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

11 houses and apartments changed hands in Duhort-Bachen from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.16/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Duhort-Bachen€8.16/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Landes median€13.01/m²
€8.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €10.17/m² a month)
€8.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Bachen and 4 more in and around Duhort-Bachen

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Duhort-Bachen. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Duhort-Bachen

13pages on Duhort-Bachen

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Duhort-Bachen counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Bachen: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Duhort-Bachen

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Duhort-Bachen yet.

How we find them →

Duhort-Bachen’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 →
Aire-sur-l'AdourVilleneuve-de-MarsanSaint-SeverSaint-Pierre-du-MontMont-de-MarsanHagetmauAire-sur-l'AdourVilleneuve-de-MarsanSaint-SeverSaint-Pierre-du-MontMont-de-MarsanHagetmauDuhort-Bachen
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Duhort-Bachen700—————
Aire-sur-l'Adour6,2113.1B+B+B−C−
Villeneuve-de-Marsan2,50812—B−—B
Saint-Sever5,04313AB+AC−
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont10,09214B+C+BB+
Mont-de-Marsan31,59215C+B−DB−
Hagetmau4,62415AB+AC

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

About Duhort-Bachen

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Duhort-Bachen is a commune of 700 people in the Communauté de communes d'Aire-sur-l'Adour. 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
700 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes d'Aire-sur-l'Adour
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
13.2 sq mi (34.3 km²)
INSEE code
40091

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 4, 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.