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With 808 residents, it is a town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Préchacq-les-Bains is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Préchacq-les-Bains does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Préchacq-les-Bains as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jacques, in Tartas, 7.2 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Préchacq-les-Bains.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.4% of the town. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Préchacq-les-Bains | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 8.0% are unemployed. Jobs located in Préchacq-les-Bains: 50, for 350 residents in work (0.2 each). The median disposable income was €24,510 a year per consumption unit, below both Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Préchacq-les-Bains.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Préchacq-les-Bains. Best known first.
Nothing in Préchacq-les-Bains is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Préchacq-les-Bains.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Préchacq-les-Bains | 808 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour | 3,021 | 2.4 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 3,402 | 4.4 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Narrosse | 3,387 | 6.5 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Tartas | 3,169 | 7.3 | A− | B | B+ | C |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,481 | 7.7 | C | C− | C | B |
| Dax | 22,109 | 8.1 | D | C | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Préchacq-les-Bains is a commune of 808 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de Chalosse. 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
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 November 4, 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.