Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 814 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Orist is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Orist does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Orist as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Saint-Martin-de-Hinx, 6 mi away.
24% 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 Orist.
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Landes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Degrees are held by 33% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Orist | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.9%, lower than both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Orist number 150, against 400 residents in work (0.3 per worker). At the census, 5.7% of working residents in Orist didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.97/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 24 homes in Orist. Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Orist. Best known first.
Nothing in Orist is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Orist.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orist | 814 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Geours-de-Maremne | 3,089 | 4 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | 8,014 | 6.5 | C | D | B− | C+ |
| Peyrehorade | 3,700 | 7.2 | C | C | B− | C |
| Dax | 22,109 | 7.5 | D | C | D− | D |
| Tosse | 3,556 | 8.5 | B+ | D | A+ | B |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,481 | 8.5 | C | C− | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Orist is a commune of 814 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans. 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.