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378 residents make their home in this town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

378

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.31

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

Median income

€23,270

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 Lencouacq a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lencouacq has none. 15% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 32% of the population.

What makes Lencouacq stand out

The 2 things Lencouacq does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

32% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 56.4. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église paroissiale Saint Jean-l'Evangéliste · Inscrit · Photo: Philippe.durieux · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lencouacq’s story

Lencouacq in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lencouacq; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2015First protected: Église paroissiale Saint Jean-l'Evangéliste

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lencouacq.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Lencouacq than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, above Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.9% of residents. Line up the people of Lencouacq by age and the one in the middle is 56.4.

56.4median age

LencouacqLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

32%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lencouacq
	Lencouacq	Landes median	France median
Under 15	10%	15%	17%
15–24	6.9%	8.9%	11%
25–44	18%	21%	23%
45–64	34%	27%	26%
65+	32%	28%	22%
No diploma	23%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	20%	18%
Higher education	24%	28%	30%

Full pageLencouacq’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages56.4 median age · 32% are 65 or over Households190 households · 2 people per household Born abroad10% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lencouacq?”

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

History

Lencouacq keeps more of its old housing than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lencouacq; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

18th c.

oldest protected part

2015

first monument protected

Full pageLencouacq’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes23% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lencouacq?”

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

Work & commute

Lencouacq has higher unemployment than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 15.7%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,270 a year per consumption unit. For its 150 residents in work, Lencouacq has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. At the census, 1.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle1%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

jobs based in Lencouacq, 0.5 per working resident

15.7%

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

€23,270

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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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,270 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 Lencouacq than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.31/m² a month

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

Sales in Lencouacq from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.

€10.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lencouacq€10.31/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€10.31/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €12.90/m² a month)

€8.82/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLencouacq’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.31/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 Lencouacq

11pages on Lencouacq

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing16 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Lencouacq has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église paroissiale Saint Jean-l'EvangélisteChurch · 18th & 19th c.

Classé

Église Sainte-MarieChurch · 12th–14th c. · in Roquefort, 6.2 mi

Classé

Château de Labrit, dit d'AlbretCastle · Middle Ages · in Labrit, 6.8 mi

Classé

Chapelle de LugautChapel · 13th–17th c. · in Retjons, 7.1 mi

Photo credits

Église paroissiale Saint Jean-l'Evangéliste: Photo: Philippe.durieux · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Lencouacq

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

How we find them →

Lencouacq’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 →

Mont-de-MarsanVilleneuve-de-MarsanSaint-Pierre-du-MontLencouacq

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lencouacq	378	—	—	—	—	—
Mont-de-Marsan	31,592	15	C⁺	B⁻	D	B⁻
Villeneuve-de-Marsan	2,508	15	—	B⁻	—	B
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	10,092	16	B⁺	C⁺	B	B⁺

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

About Lencouacq

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Lencouacq is a commune of 378 people in the Communauté de communes des Landes d'Armagnac. 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: 378 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Landes d'Armagnac
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 37.9 sq mi (98.2 km²)
INSEE code: 40149

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.