Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,698 people call this town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Magescq’s grades pull in different directions. Most journeys need a car (C−): nearly two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. With a B− overall, Magescq is better than 50% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #15 of 29 in Landes. Where it does best is safety — an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,902/m² takes 7.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Magescq 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.
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Magescq has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magescq.
Magescq comes 2nd of the 29 compared towns in Landes on the Safety Grade. Over 2025, Magescq logged 28 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was family violence (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (19.3% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
For its 1,250 residents in work, Magescq has 650 jobs: 0.5 each. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 5.3% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 86 homes were sold in Magescq. A house rents for an estimated €11.41/m² a month. Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,902/m² | 80 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. 18% of residents are 65 or over, below both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). At 41.4, the median resident of Magescq sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Magescq | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 6% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Magescq is Centre hospitalier de Dax, 10 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 157 residents of Magescq died, against 181 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Landes is 85.5 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Museums and other places to visit in and near Magescq. Best known first.
Magescq has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Magescq.
Claude Dourthe: Panini, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magescq | 2,698 | — | B− | C | A | B− |
| Soustons | 8,701 | 5.9 | C+ | C− | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Geours-de-Maremne | 3,089 | 6.7 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Castets | 2,516 | 7.9 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,481 | 8.3 | C | C− | C | B |
| Tosse | 3,556 | 8.5 | B+ | D | A+ | B |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | 8,014 | 9.1 | C | D | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #2 of 29 in Landes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.60/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Magescq grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Magescq is a commune of 2,698 people in the Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud. 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) · 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.
