Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 193 residents in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Lourquen has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents.
The one thing Lourquen does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lourquen as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Nerbis, 3.1 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lourquen.
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, above both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. Graduates make up 25% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Lourquen | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 12.9%, above both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,880 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Lourquen at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 12.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René SoubaignéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 52 | 81%−10 pts |
| Collège Serge BarranxBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 102 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Lourquen from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Lourquen. Best known first.
Nothing in Lourquen 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 Lourquen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourquen | 193 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tartas | 3,169 | 6.7 | A− | B | B+ | C |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour | 3,021 | 8 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 3,402 | 10 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 11 | A | B+ | A | C− |
| Hagetmau | 4,624 | 11 | A | B+ | A | C |
| Narrosse | 3,387 | 11 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lourquen is a commune of 193 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de Chalosse. 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 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.