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The town, home to 342 people, lies in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

342

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.98

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

Median income

€24,920

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 Perquie a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Perquie has none. Over-65s are 29% of the population.

What makes Perquie stand out

The one thing Perquie does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 48.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Martin-de-Gaube · Inscrit · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Perquie’s story

Perquie in pictures

Perquie has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1948First protected: Château de Ravignan
2014Most recently protected: Monument aux morts de la guerre 1914-1918, situé dans le ci…

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Perquie.

Who lives here

Few people in Perquie are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree.

48.8median age

PerquieLandes medianFrance median

Landes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP38%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education23%

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 Perquie
	Perquie	Landes median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	7.3%	8.9%	11%
25–44	20%	21%	23%
45–64	25%	27%	26%
65+	29%	28%	22%
No diploma	15%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	38%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	20%	18%
Higher education	23%	28%	30%

Full pagePerquie’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.8 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households160 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad1.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Perquie?”

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

History

Perquie keeps more of its old housing than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

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

Perquie has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

15th c.

oldest protected part

1948

first monument protected

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Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Perquie?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Perquie, 6.3%, runs below Landes’ towns and compared French towns

At the census, 2.2% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Perquie: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,920 a year per consumption unit, in line with Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Bicycle1%

On foot1%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Perquie, 0.3 per working resident

6.3%

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

€24,920

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,920 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

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

The closest lycée for the general bac is 11.2 mi off.

98.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Perquie98.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Pierre BlanquieNearest collègeCollège	Collège	61	98%+6 pts

98.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate

2.7 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges98.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Renting in Perquie costs less than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.98/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.29/m² a month.

€10.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Perquie€10.98/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Landes median€13.01/m²

€10.98/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.72 to €13.83/m² a month)

€9.29/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePerquie’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.98/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Ravignan and 5 more in and around Perquie

Heritage in and near Perquie. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ravignanin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gaubein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aon4.5 km south, in Hontanx ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Eyrès3.8 km northeast, in Arthez-d'Armagnac ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Jouanda3.5 km northeast, in Arthez-d'Armagnac ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Moules3.3 km northeast, in Arthez-d'Armagnac

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Perquie

13pages on Perquie

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.5 mi away Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors6% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.8 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Perquie has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →

Château de RavignanChâteau · 17th c.

Inscrit

Monument aux morts de la guerre 1914-1918, situé dans le cimetièreWar memorial · 20th c.

Photo credits

Château de Ravignan: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Perquie

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

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Perquie’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 →

Villeneuve-de-MarsanAire-sur-l'AdourMont-de-MarsanSaint-Pierre-du-MontSaint-SeverPerquie

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Perquie	342	—	—	—	—	—
Villeneuve-de-Marsan	2,508	2.9	—	B⁻	—	B
Aire-sur-l'Adour	6,211	11	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	C⁻
Mont-de-Marsan	31,592	11	C⁺	B⁻	D	B⁻
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	10,092	12	B⁺	C⁺	B	B⁺
Saint-Sever	5,043	17	A	B⁺	A	C⁻

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

About Perquie

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Perquie is a commune of 342 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais. 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: 342 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais
Département: Landes (40)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 10.2 sq mi (26.4 km²)
INSEE code: 40221

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.