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A town of 1,348 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Mugron has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Mugron does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mugron 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mugron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Nerbis, 0.9 mi away.
25% 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 Mugron.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 14.6 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René SoubaignéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 52 | 81%−10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, below both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a third of residents. Ages in Mugron split evenly at 54.1: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Mugron | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.33/m² a month, below Landes’ towns (€13.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Mugron recorded 33 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.86/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,220/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 12.9%. Per resident in work, Mugron counts 1.4 jobs (700 jobs, 500 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 299 deaths in Mugron from 2016 to 2025; there were 353, 18% more. Its care home for older people (83 places) counts its residents as Mugron’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Mugron is Centre hospitalier de Dax, 14.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Mugron can choose among 3 GPs.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Family days out, heritage and museums in and near Mugron. Best known first.
Nothing in Mugron is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
5 notable people were born in Mugron.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mugron | 1,348 | — | — | A− | — | B− |
| Tartas | 3,169 | 6.4 | A− | B | B+ | C |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 8.9 | A | B+ | A | C− |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour | 3,021 | 9.5 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Hagetmau | 4,624 | 10 | A | B+ | A | C |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 3,402 | 12 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Narrosse | 3,387 | 13 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Mugron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mugron grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mugron is a commune of 1,348 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) · 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.