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With 608 residents, it is a town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

608

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.98

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,380

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Hontanx a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Hontanx falls below the line for grades.

Château et sa chapelle · Inscrit · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Hontanx’s story

Hontanx in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Hontanx; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1962.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1962First protected: Église Saint-Martin
1988Most recently protected: Château et sa chapelle

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hontanx.

Who lives here

Hontanx has fewer young adults than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24

Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 20% of adults, below both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%.

46.9median age

HontanxLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Hontanx
	Hontanx	Landes median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	7.6%	8.9%	11%
25–44	24%	21%	23%
45–64	27%	27%	26%
65+	26%	28%	22%
No diploma	20%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	20%	18%
Higher education	20%	28%	30%

Full pageHontanx’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.9 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households280 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Hontanx?”

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

History

Old homes shape Hontanx: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Hontanx; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

11th c.

oldest protected part

1962

first monument protected

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Age of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Hontanx?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Hontanx than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 4.5%

For its 250 residents in work, Hontanx has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. Of those in the labour force, 8.4% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €25,380 a year per consumption unit, in line with Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

On foot3%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Hontanx, 0.4 per working resident

8.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,380

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€25,380 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Hontanx than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.98/m² a month

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

17 houses and apartments changed hands in Hontanx from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Hontanx€10.98/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€10.98/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.72 to €13.83/m² a month)

€9.29/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageHontanx’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.98/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hontanx

12pages on Hontanx

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.4 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing17 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors3% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.9 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Hontanx; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th c.

Château et sa chapelleChâteau · 11th–14th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château et sa chapelle: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Hontanx

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hontanx yet.

How we find them →

Hontanx’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 →

Villeneuve-de-MarsanAire-sur-l'AdourMont-de-MarsanSaint-Pierre-du-MontSaint-SeverHontanx

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Hontanx	608	—	—	—	—	—
Villeneuve-de-Marsan	2,508	5.4	—	B⁻	—	B
Aire-sur-l'Adour	6,211	8	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	C⁻
Mont-de-Marsan	31,592	12	C⁺	B⁻	D	B⁻
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	10,092	13	B⁺	C⁺	B	B⁺
Saint-Sever	5,043	16	A	B⁺	A	C⁻

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

About Hontanx

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Hontanx is a commune of 608 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais. 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: 608 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 11.9 sq mi (30.8 km²)
INSEE code: 40127

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.