Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 13.2% unemployment. Its strongest is schools — bac results 3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. At the median price of €1,963/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays Morcenais. The overall grade lands at C, #22 of 29 in Landes. It comes out better than 31% of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Morcenx-la-Nouvelle 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle.
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle run above what its ages would predict: 115 per 100 expected, more than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
7 GPs practise in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle. Average lifespans in Landes: 85.5 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 1,026 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 761: 35% above. The nearest emergency department to Morcenx-la-Nouvelle is Ch Mont de Marsan Antenne Smur de Labouheyre, 12.4 mi away.
+15%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw135
Adjusted115
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Mont de Marsan Antenne Smur de Labouheyre
22.9 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
An older town: 34% of people in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle are 65 or over, more than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns
13% are under 15, below both Landes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Half of Morcenx-la-Nouvelle is older than 55.9, half younger.
55.9median age
Morcenx-la-NouvelleLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 7.6% of the total, about level with compared French towns (7.4%) and above Landes’ towns (3.6%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Morcenx-la-Nouvelle than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 82.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Morcenx-la-Nouvelle is 88.0%, below Landes’ towns (92.6%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%). Its schools’ results rank #22 of 31 in Landes.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,650 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate here is 13.2%. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle didn’t travel to work at all. 12.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Landes’ towns (9.7%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%).
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport5%
On foot5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,800
jobs based in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle, 1.1 per working resident
13.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.38/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,963/m², comes from 183 sales of houses and apartments in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €8.37/m² a month.
€1,963/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle€1,963/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,999/m²
179
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.06 to €13.37/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,020
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Morcenais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle is lower than in 51% of compared French towns
In 2025, 107 offenses were recorded in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 11.6 violent offenses and 9.6 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The commonest graded crime locally was family violence (2025).
11.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence38
Sexual violence24
Criminal damage20
Burglary13
Other physical violence12
Armed robbery0
Fraud27
Theft without violence19
Drug use11
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.
11.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
107
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 2.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Morcenx-la-Nouvelle
Is Morcenx-la-Nouvelle safe?
It grades B− for safety, #15 of 29 in Landes. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #22 of 31 in Landes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Morcenx-la-Nouvelle expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,963/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Morcenx-la-Nouvelle grades B− for cost of living.
About Morcenx-la-Nouvelle
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle is a commune of 5,022 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Morcenais. 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
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.
