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A town of 252 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 31% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Nousse a good place to live?

Nousse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Nousse stand out

The one thing Nousse does most differently from other towns.

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Maison dite Bastiat
Maison dite Bastiat · Inscrit · Photo: Ghislain118 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nousse’s story

Nousse in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nousse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Maison dite Bastiat
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nousse.

Who lives here

Nousse has fewer young adults than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.3% are 15 to 24

On this, Nousse is below both Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents.

52.2median age
NousseLandes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nousse
NousseLandes medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–246.3%8.9%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+31%28%22%
No diploma19%16%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%20%18%
Higher education28%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Nousse keeps more of its old housing than Landes or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Nousse comes above both Landes’ towns (3.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nousse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Nousse has lower unemployment than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.9%

For Nousse, that is below both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Nousse has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 5.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Nousse, 0.2 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Nousse sits above both Landes’ towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Nousse97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Serge BarranxNearest collègeCollègeCollège10297%+1 pt
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
1.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Nousse than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.92/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That puts Nousse below both Landes’ towns (€13.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nousse€10.92/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Landes median€13.01/m²
€10.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.75 to €13.61/m² a month)
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Musée de la Chalosse and 4 more in and around Nousse

Heritage and museums in and near Nousse. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Nousse

13pages on Nousse

Landmarks

Nousse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Maison dite Bastiat: Photo: Ghislain118 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Nousse

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nousse yet.

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Nousse’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Landes →
Pontonx-sur-l'AdourTartasSaint-Vincent-de-PaulNarrosseDaxPouillonPontonx-sur-l'AdourTartasSaint-Vincent-de-PaulNarrosseDaxPouillonNousse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nousse252—————
Pontonx-sur-l'Adour3,0217.3—C+—C+
Tartas3,1697.7A−BB+C
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul3,4029.1B+CAB−
Narrosse3,3879.5B+CA−B+
Dax22,10912DCD−D
Pouillon3,13412—C—C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Nousse

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nousse is a commune of 252 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

Population
252 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres de Chalosse
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
INSEE code
40205

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.