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A town of 129 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Marpaps is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marpaps as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Saturnin, in Brassempouy, 4.3 mi away.
29% 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 Marpaps.
Marpaps sits below both Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 14% of the population.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Marpaps | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Marpaps below both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Marpaps has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,980 a year per consumption unit.
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.
On this, Marpaps is below both Landes’ towns (€13.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Marpaps. Best known first.
Nothing in Marpaps is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Marpaps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marpaps | 129 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hagetmau | 4,624 | 7.2 | A | B+ | A | C |
| Orthez Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 10,881 | 7.5 | B+ | B | B− | B− |
| Artix Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3,477 | 13 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 14 | A | B+ | A | C− |
| Salies-de-Béarn Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 4,742 | 14 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Mourenx Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 5,695 | 14 | A− | A | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marpaps is a commune of 129 people in the Communauté de communes Coteaux et Vallées des Luys. 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.