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A town of 314 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Fargues is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fargues as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pierre mégalithique dite de Guillay, in Larrivière-Saint-Savin, 2.2 mi away.
24% 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 Fargues.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. The middle age in Fargues is 49.3.
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Fargues | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 150 residents in work, Fargues has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €8.65/m² a month. Fargues recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Fargues. Best known first.
Nothing in Fargues 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 Fargues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fargues | 314 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 6.5 | A | B+ | A | C− |
| Hagetmau | 4,624 | 8.7 | A | B+ | A | C |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour | 6,211 | 9.5 | B+ | B+ | B− | C− |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,092 | 11 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 31,592 | 12 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | 2,508 | 13 | — | B− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fargues is a commune of 314 people in the Communauté de communes Chalosse Tursan. 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 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.