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297 people live in this town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

297

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.27

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

Median income

€25,450

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 Ousse-Suzan a good place to live?

Ousse-Suzan has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.

What makes Ousse-Suzan stand out

The one thing Ousse-Suzan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Suzan · Classé · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ousse-Suzan’s story

Ousse-Suzan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ousse-Suzan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1996First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Suzan

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ousse-Suzan.

History

Old homes shape Ousse-Suzan: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Ousse-Suzan is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Suzan. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Suzan 12th–14th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1996

first monument protected

Full pageOusse-Suzan’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Ousse-Suzan?”

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

Who lives here

Ousse-Suzan has fewer young adults than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, below both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). At 50.4, the median resident of Ousse-Suzan sits in the middle of the age range.

50.4median age

Ousse-SuzanLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Ousse-Suzan
	Ousse-Suzan	Landes median	France median
Under 15	15%	15%	17%
15–24	6.2%	8.9%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	34%	27%	26%
65+	24%	28%	22%
No diploma	16%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	20%	18%
Higher education	26%	28%	30%

Full pageOusse-Suzan’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.4 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad3.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Ousse-Suzan?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Ousse-Suzan, 8.3%, runs below Landes’ towns and compared French towns

At the census, 6.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €25,450 a year per consumption unit, near both Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Public transport3%

On foot2%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Ousse-Suzan, 0.2 per working resident

8.3%

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

€25,450

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageOusse-Suzan’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,450 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ousse-Suzan than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €11.27/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €10.13/m² a month. The market in Ousse-Suzan: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€11.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ousse-Suzan€11.27/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€11.27/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.66 to €14.67/m² a month)

€10.13/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageOusse-Suzan’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.27/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ousse-Suzan

11pages on Ousse-Suzan

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors6% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de SuzanChurch · 12th–14th c.

Classé

Église Saint-JacquesChurch · 19th c. · in Tartas, 9.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Etienne d'UchacqChurch · 12th & 19th c. · in Uchacq-et-Parentis, 10.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th c. · in Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, 12.9 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Suzan: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ousse-Suzan

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ousse-Suzan yet.

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Ousse-Suzan’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 →

Rion-des-LandesTartasMorcenx-la-NouvelleSaint-Pierre-du-MontMont-de-MarsanPontonx-sur-l'AdourOusse-Suzan

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ousse-Suzan	297	—	—	—	—	—
Rion-des-Landes	3,142	9.2	—	C⁺	—	B
Tartas	3,169	9.2	A⁻	B	B⁺	C
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle	5,022	9.2	C	B⁻	B⁻	D
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	10,092	14	B⁺	C⁺	B	B⁺
Mont-de-Marsan	31,592	14	C⁺	B⁻	D	B⁻
Pontonx-sur-l'Adour	3,021	15	—	C⁺	—	C⁺

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

About Ousse-Suzan

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ousse-Suzan is a commune of 297 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

Population: 297 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Morcenais
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 9.5 sq mi (24.5 km²)
INSEE code: 40215

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.