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A town of 684 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Avit is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Avit, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Avit.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 7.2% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, below Landes’ towns (28%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 33% have a degree. Line up the people of Saint-Avit by age and the one in the middle is 48.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Avit | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,810 a year per consumption unit, above Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Saint-Avit holds 700 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 2.3 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.0% of commuters at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €9.85/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Saint-Avit.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Avit has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Avit: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Avit yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Avit | 684 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 31,592 | 4.2 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,092 | 5.5 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | 2,508 | 7.5 | — | B− | — | B |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 14 | A | B+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Avit is a commune of 684 people in the Mont de Marsan Agglomération. 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 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.