Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 719 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Geloux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Geloux; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1968.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Geloux.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Geloux; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, higher than both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Geloux | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Geloux has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
25 houses and apartments changed hands in Geloux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Geloux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Médard: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Geloux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geloux | 719 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,092 | 9.4 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 31,592 | 9.5 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Tartas | 3,169 | 13 | A− | B | B+ | C |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 5,022 | 14 | C | B− | B− | D |
| Rion-des-Landes | 3,142 | 15 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 16 | A | B+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Geloux is a commune of 719 people in the Mont de Marsan Agglomération. 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.