Pissos has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 16.3% unemployment. At the median price of €2,301/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Cœur Haute Lande.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Pissos with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pissos.
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Pissos sees more deaths than 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Landes live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. After the care-home adjustment, Pissos’ deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, above Landes’ towns (88) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 258 residents of Pissos died, against 216 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more. The nearest emergency department to Pissos is Ch Mont de Marsan Antenne Smur de Labouheyre, 9.6 mi away.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Pissos · 1.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Mont de Marsan Antenne Smur de Labouheyre
27 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Arcachon
85.5 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Landes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,301/m²: 32 houses and apartments sold in Pissos between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.70/m² a month. Houses made up 97% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,301/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pissos€2,301/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,339/m²
31
€12.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.12 to €14.71/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur Haute Lande
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Pissos has fewer young adults than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 6.6% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 19% of adults. 28% of residents are 65 or over, close to Landes’ towns (28%) and above compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
51.3median age
PissosLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Pissos: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pissos; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Pissos, 16.3%, runs above Landes’ towns and compared French towns
At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Pissos went to work by public transport. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,950 a year per consumption unit.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Pissos, 0.7 per working resident
16.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 50% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pissos
Is Pissos safe?
Pissos has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Pissos expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,301/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.20/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Pissos grades C− for cost of living.
About Pissos
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pissos is a commune of 1,505 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur Haute Lande. 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
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.
