Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 603 residents and lies in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Liposthey falls below the line for grades. Few residents are of retirement age: 14% are 65 or over.
The one thing Liposthey does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Liposthey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Sabres, 13.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Liposthey.
19% are under 15, higher than both Landes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. Ages in Liposthey split evenly at 38.2: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Liposthey | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 300 residents in work, Liposthey has 550 jobs: 1.7 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,780 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Liposthey recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Liposthey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Liposthey yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liposthey | 603 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Labouheyre | 2,906 | 7.7 | B− | C+ | B− | C |
| Parentis-en-Born | 7,586 | 9.8 | C− | C− | B+ | D |
| Belin-Béliet Gironde | 6,275 | 13 | C+ | C | A | C+ |
| Sanguinet | 4,741 | 15 | B | D | A | B |
| Biscarrosse | 15,836 | 16 | C+ | D | C+ | B |
| Salles Gironde | 8,208 | 16 | B− | C− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Liposthey is a commune of 603 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur Haute Lande. 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
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.