Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). Homes sell for a median €2,701/m²: 70 m² comes to 7.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans. Work and incomes lag: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 12.1% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Port-de-Lanne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Port-de-Lanne 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.
Église Sainte-Madeleine: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Port-de-Lanne.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Port-de-Lanne than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 1.8%
2%walk, cycle or take transit
After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,650 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 12.1%, higher than both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents in Port-de-Lanne at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Port-de-Lanne, 0.3 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Port-de-Lanne has a higher adjusted death rate than 79% of compared French towns
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
102 deaths in Port-de-Lanne between 2016 and 2025, close to the 102 that France’s rates at each age predict. Adjusted mortality here: 100 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Port-de-Lanne is Centre hospitalier de Dax, 12.2 mi away. One GP practises here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Port-de-Lanne · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Dax
12.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Dax
85.5 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Landes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Port-de-Lanne costs less than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.65/m² a month
€2,701/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,701/m², comes from 47 sales of houses and apartments in Port-de-Lanne from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €12.53/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Port-de-Lanne€2,701/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,701/m²
47
€10.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.45 to €13.42/m² a month)
7.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Port-de-Lanne: 21% were built before 1919, more than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Port-de-Lanne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Port-de-Lanne are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns
45.2median age
Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Landes’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 23% of residents. Line up the people of Port-de-Lanne by age and the one in the middle is 45.2.
Port-de-LanneLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
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%.
Port-de-Lanne is a commune of 1,232 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans. 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
1,232 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code
40231
Port-de-Lanne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Port-de-Lanne
Is Port-de-Lanne safe?
Port-de-Lanne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Port-de-Lanne expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,701/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Port-de-Lanne grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
