église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Guillaume de Longeaux · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe.
History
Old homes shape Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe, 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
A town of families: 19% of people in Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe are under 15, more than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns
47.1median age
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.9% of the town, lower than both Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe split evenly at 47.1: half are older, half younger.
Saint-Étienne-d'OrtheLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 3.7%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 350 residents in work, Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe has 150 jobs: 0.4 each. Unemployment stood at 7.9%, below both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 4.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe, 0.4 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe is a commune of 740 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
740 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.2 km²)
INSEE code
40256
Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
