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A town of 133 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Pécorade a good place to live?

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

What makes Pécorade stand out

The one thing Pécorade does most differently from other towns.

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Pécorade’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Pécorade’s story

No historic monuments in Pécorade

The Culture ministry lists no building in Pécorade as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Geaune, 1.1 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pécorade.

Who lives here

Few people in Pécorade are 15 to 24: 5.2%, fewer than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The under-15s are 11% of the population here. Graduates make up just over one in ten adults.

57.7median age
PécoradeLandes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP50%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education12%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pécorade
PécoradeLandes medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–245.2%8.9%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6438%27%26%
65+30%28%22%
No diploma16%16%19%
CAP or BEP50%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%20%18%
Higher education12%28%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Pécorade, 16.1%, runs above Landes’ towns and compared French towns

At the census, 2.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Pécorade counts 1.4 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €20,590 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Pécorade, 1.4 per working resident
16.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

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

A collège lies 1.3 mi away.

93.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Pécorade93.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre de CastelnauNearest collègeCollègeCollège5793%±0 pts
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
1.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Pécorade costs less than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.16/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.65/m² a month. Sales in Pécorade from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.

€8.16/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pécorade€8.16/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Landes median€13.01/m²
€8.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €10.17/m² a month)
€8.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Les Prés d'Eugénie and 4 more in and around Pécorade

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

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Everything we know about Pécorade

13pages on Pécorade

Landmarks

Nothing in Pécorade is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Pécorade

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

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Pécorade’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 →
Aire-sur-l'AdourHagetmauSaint-SeverVilleneuve-de-MarsanSaint-Pierre-du-MontSauvagnonAire-sur-l'AdourHagetmauSaint-SeverVilleneuve-de-MarsanSaint-Pierre-du-MontSauvagnonPécorade
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pécorade133—————
Aire-sur-l'Adour6,2116.1B+B+B−C−
Hagetmau4,62412AB+AC
Saint-Sever5,04313AB+AC−
Villeneuve-de-Marsan2,50817—B−—B
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont10,09217B+C+BB+
Sauvagnon Pyrénées-Atlantiques3,57918—B−—B+

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

About Pécorade

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pécorade is a commune of 133 people in the Communauté de communes Chalosse Tursan. 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
133 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chalosse Tursan
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
1.6 sq mi (4.2 km²)
INSEE code
40220

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.