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A town of 1,552 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Linxe a good place to live?

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.

What makes Linxe stand out

The 2 things Linxe does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Linxe grades

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.

How grading works

HealthAOpen →Jobs & income13.3% unemploymentC−Open →Walkability62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workC−Open →SchoolsBrevet results a point above the expected rateB+Open →Cost of livingCOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Linxe’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Linxe’s story

No historic monuments in Linxe

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Lévignacq, 6.9 mi away.

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The data

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

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

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

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For Linxe, that is below Landes’ towns (92.6%) but above compared French towns (87.5%).

90.0%passed the brevetB+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Linxe90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Lucie AubracNearest collègeCollègeCollège9090%+1 pt
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
0.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

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

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.

Ages and diplomas in Linxe
LinxeLandes medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–247%8.9%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+29%28%22%
No diploma21%16%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%20%18%
Higher education25%28%30%

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 typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€3,237/m²42
€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

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Linxe

14pages on Linxe

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Linxe

One notable person was born in Linxe.

Their page →

Linxe’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 →
CastetsMagescqSoustonsRion-des-LandesSaint-Paul-lès-DaxSaint-Geours-de-MaremneCastetsMagescqSoustonsRion-des-LandesSaint-Paul-lès-DaxSaint-Geours-de-MaremneLinxe
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Linxe1,552——C—A
Castets2,5166—C+—C−
Magescq2,69810B−CAB−
Soustons8,70112C+C−B−B+
Rion-des-Landes3,14216—C+—B
Saint-Paul-lès-Dax14,48116CC−CB
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne3,08917—C−—B+

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

Population
1,552 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Côte Landes Nature
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
31.4 sq mi (81.4 km²)
INSEE code
40155

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.