Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,583 people live in this town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Gamarde-les-Bains’s best grade is for schools — brevet results a point above the expected rate. Where it falls short is walkability (D−). Buying 70 m² at the median €2,113/m² takes 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Terres de Chalosse. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Gamarde-les-Bains has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Gamarde-les-Bains with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Gamarde-les-Bains has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gamarde-les-Bains as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Nerbis, 7 mi away.
18% 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 Gamarde-les-Bains.
200 jobs are based in Gamarde-les-Bains, for 750 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 3.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 6.8% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Serge BarranxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Gamarde-les-Bains. The nearest emergency department to Gamarde-les-Bains is Centre hospitalier de Dax, 8.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 173 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 224, 29% more. In Landes, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.3% of the town. The middle age in Gamarde-les-Bains is 42.4. 28% of adults hold a degree, about level with Landes’ towns (28%) and below compared French towns (30%).
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Gamarde-les-Bains | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €2,113/m², below both Landes’ towns (€3,172/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 98% were houses. Gamarde-les-Bains recorded 44 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,099/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Gamarde-les-Bains. Best known first.
Nothing in Gamarde-les-Bains is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Gamarde-les-Bains.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamarde-les-Bains | 1,583 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour | 3,021 | 5.2 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 3,402 | 6.7 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Narrosse | 3,387 | 7.4 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Tartas | 3,169 | 7.8 | A− | B | B+ | C |
| Dax | 22,109 | 9.3 | D | C | D− | D |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,481 | 9.5 | C | C− | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gamarde-les-Bains has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 3.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gamarde-les-Bains grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gamarde-les-Bains is a commune of 1,583 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de Chalosse. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.