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Population 1,001: a town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Haut-Mauco a good place to live?

The local economy does well (A+): 1.9 jobs per working resident; 6.1% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car (D−). It has 900 jobs for 450 working residents.

Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Haut-Mauco 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.

How Haut-Mauco grades

Each subject compares Haut-Mauco 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.

How grading works

Haut-Mauco has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Haut-Mauco’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Haut-Mauco’s story

No historic monuments in Haut-Mauco

The Culture ministry lists no building in Haut-Mauco as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, 3.9 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haut-Mauco.

Work & commuteJobs & income A+

Haut-Mauco has lower unemployment than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.1%

Half of residents lived on more than €27,420 a year per consumption unit, above both Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.3% of commuters at the census. At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Haut-Mauco didn’t travel to work at all.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
900
jobs based in Haut-Mauco, 1.9 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns

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

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Haut-Mauco costs less than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.72/m² a month

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

22 houses and apartments changed hands in Haut-Mauco from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Haut-Mauco€9.72/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Landes median€13.01/m²
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €11.44/m² a month)
€9.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,150
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Chalosse Tursan

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

HealthHealth A−

Mortality in Haut-Mauco, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Landes’ towns and compared French towns: 77 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Life expectancy at birth in Landes is 85.5 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 65 deaths in Haut-Mauco between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 85: 23% below. 4 GPs practise in the town.

−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw77
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Haut-Mauco · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi de Mont de Marsan et du Pays des Sources
5.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi de Mont de Marsan et du Pays des Sources
85.5 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Landes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.

Who lives here

Few people in Haut-Mauco are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns

Nearly a third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 20% of residents. Over-65s are 19% of the population.

43.8median age
Haut-MaucoLandes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Haut-Mauco
Haut-MaucoLandes medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–247.1%8.9%11%
25–4425%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+19%28%22%
No diploma14%16%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education32%28%30%

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Haut-Mauco

12pages on Haut-Mauco

Landmarks

Nothing in Haut-Mauco is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Haut-Mauco

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Haut-Mauco yet.

How we find them →

Haut-Mauco’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 →
Saint-Pierre-du-MontMont-de-MarsanSaint-SeverHagetmauTartasVilleneuve-de-MarsanSaint-Pierre-du-MontMont-de-MarsanSaint-SeverHagetmauTartasVilleneuve-de-MarsanHaut-Mauco
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Haut-Mauco1,001——A−—A−
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont10,0923.9B+C+BB+
Mont-de-Marsan31,5925.2C+B−DB−
Saint-Sever5,0435.2AB+AC−
Hagetmau4,62412AB+AC
Tartas3,16912A−BB+C
Villeneuve-de-Marsan2,50813—B−—B

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

Questions about Haut-Mauco

Is Haut-Mauco safe?

Haut-Mauco has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

About Haut-Mauco

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Haut-Mauco is a commune of 1,001 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

Population
1,001 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chalosse Tursan
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.3 sq mi (18.9 km²)
INSEE code
40122

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.