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A town of 1,213 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Sabres has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,091/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Cœur Haute Lande. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 66% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Sabres does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sabres 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Sabres counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, family days out and museums in and near Sabres. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sabres.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Sabres is Ch Mont de Marsan Antenne Smur de Labouheyre, 10.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 190 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 335, 76% more. Women in Landes live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
13.5% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Sabres: 500, for 450 residents in work (1.1 each). At the census, 14.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Landes’ towns (8.9%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 25% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sabres | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.66/m² a month, below both Landes’ towns (€13.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,091/m², comes from 38 sales of houses and apartments in Sabres from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.70/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,091/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Sabres is Église Saint-Michel.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Sabres has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Michel: Photo: K.Weise · Public domain
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sabres as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 1,213 | — | — | C | — | D |
| Labouheyre | 2,906 | 9.9 | B− | C+ | B− | C |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 5,022 | 12 | C | B− | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sabres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 8.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,091/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sabres grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sabres is a commune of 1,213 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.