Linxe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 13.3% unemployment. At the median price of €3,278/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Côte Landes Nature. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Linxe 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Linxe.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Linxe’s ages would predict, 72 per 100 expected, under Landes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Linxe is below both Landes’ towns (88) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 121 residents of Linxe died, against 168 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw72
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Linxe · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Dax Antenne Saisonniere Smur Mimizan
18 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Dax
85.5 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Landes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Linxe, 13.3%, runs above Landes’ towns and compared French towns
In the comparison, Linxe comes above both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Bicycle3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
350
jobs based in Linxe, 0.6 per working resident
13.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 24% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Linxe has fewer young adults than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24
Linxe sits below both Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents.
51.3median age
LinxeLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Linxe than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €11.27/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Linxe below both Landes’ towns (€13.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,278/m², comes from 45 sales of houses and apartments in Linxe from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,278/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Linxe€3,278/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,237/m²
42
€11.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.66 to €14.67/m² a month)
8.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Côte Landes Nature
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Linxe
Is Linxe safe?
Linxe 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 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Linxe good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Linxe expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,278/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Linxe grades C for cost of living.
About Linxe
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Linxe is a commune of 1,552 people in the Communauté de communes Côte Landes Nature. 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
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.