Where it does best is schools — brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Add jobs & income to its strengths: 2.2 jobs per working resident; 8.4% unemployment. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It has 3,200 jobs for 1,400 working residents.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Geours-de-Maremne has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Geours-de-Maremne 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Homes in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne cost more than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,410/m²
€3,410/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Estimated advertised rent for houses: €12.07/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 78 homes were sold in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne. Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne€3,410/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,375/m²
69
€12.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.74 to €14.77/m² a month)
8.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Landes’ towns and compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Landes: 85.5 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 198 residents of Saint-Geours-de-Maremne died, against 239 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Geours-de-Maremne is Centre hospitalier de Dax, 9.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Geours-de-Maremne can choose among 4 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw83
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne · 6.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Dax
9.7 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
1 historic monument in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne, none of them classé
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. 5.6% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Landes’ towns (3.6%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne has lower unemployment than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 8.4%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.9% of commuters at the census. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne didn’t travel to work at all. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,190 a year.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
3,200
jobs based in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne, 2.2 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
43.8median age
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, between Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.
Saint-Geours-de-MaremneLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
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%.
Guy Lapébie: Unknown Unknown (Keystone France), Public domain · Pierre-Victor Guilhem: Pensées de Pascal, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Saint-Geours-de-Maremne
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne is a commune of 3,089 people in the Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud. 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
3,089 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
16.7 sq mi (43.2 km²)
INSEE code
40261
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne’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 Saint-Geours-de-Maremne
Is Saint-Geours-de-Maremne safe?
Saint-Geours-de-Maremne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns and #4 of 31 in Landes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Geours-de-Maremne expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.60/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Geours-de-Maremne 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.
