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A town of 647 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

647

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€14.75

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€27,130

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Orx a good place to live?

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

What makes Orx stand out

The one thing Orx does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

12% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0

Orx’s story

Orx in pictures

Orx has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Faustin Merle, born in 1892, is the one person born in Orx before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1972First protected: Église Saint-Martin

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orx.

History

Orx keeps more of its old housing than Landes or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919

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

Orx has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1972

first monument protected

Full pageOrx’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes14% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Orx?”

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

Who lives here

Orx has fewer young adults than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.4% are 15 to 24

32% of adults hold a degree, higher than Landes’ towns (28%) and near compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

48.9median age

OrxLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

21%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Orx
	Orx	Landes median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	6.4%	8.9%	11%
25–44	21%	21%	23%
45–64	34%	27%	26%
65+	21%	28%	22%
No diploma	10%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	20%	18%
Higher education	32%	28%	30%

Full pageOrx’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.9 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households280 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad2.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Orx?”

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

Work & commute

Only 2.4% of commuters in Orx go to work without a car, fewer than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

Unemployment stands at 6.8%. Jobs located in Orx: 150, for 300 residents in work (0.4 each). The median disposable income is €27,130 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle1%

On foot1%

Public transport0%

150

jobs based in Orx, 0.4 per working resident

6.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,130

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageOrx’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€27,130 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Orx costs more than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.75/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Orx.

€14.75/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Orx€14.75/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€14.75/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.61 to €18.75/m² a month)

€12.39/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageOrx’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€14.75/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Jardin partagé Les Semeurs d'Orx and 2 more in and around Orx

Gardens and other places to visit in and near Orx. Best known first.

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GardenGardenJardin partagé Les Semeurs d'Orxin town GardenGardenJardin des Barthes3.3 km southeast, in Saubrigues AttractionAttractionXL Paramoteur4.4 km northwest, in Bénesse-Maremne

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Orx

12pages on Orx

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.8 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors30% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th–18th c.

Classé

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 14th & 15th c. · in Saint-Martin-de-Hinx, 5.3 mi

Classé

Maison dite de Dagourette ou Musée BasqueHouse · 16th c. · in Bayonne, 9.5 mi

Classé

Château de GuicheCastle · 13th–16th c. · in Guiche, 10.1 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Orx

One notable person was born in Orx.

Their page →

Faustin MerleFrench politician · 1892–1968

Orx’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 →

Bénesse-MaremneLabenneCapbretonSoorts-HossegorSaint-Martin-de-SeignanxOndresOrx

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Orx	647	—	—	—	—	—
Bénesse-Maremne	3,780	2	B	D	B⁺	A⁻
Labenne	7,183	3.6	C⁺	D	C⁺	C⁺
Capbreton	9,184	4	C⁻	D⁻	D	C⁺
Soorts-Hossegor	3,817	4.8	B⁻	D⁻	D⁻	A⁻
Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx	6,238	4.8	B	D	B	B⁻
Ondres	6,533	5	B	D	B	A⁻

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

About Orx

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Orx is a commune of 647 people in the Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud. 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: 647 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code: 40213

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.