Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
405 people live in this town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Saint-Jean-de-Lier: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-de-Lier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jacques, in Tartas, 5 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Jean-de-Lier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Lier.
22% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Landes’ towns (28%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.6%. At 45.5, the median resident of Saint-Jean-de-Lier sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-de-Lier | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €23,890 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Lier number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.9% 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.
14 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Jean-de-Lier from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 86% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Saint-Jean-de-Lier. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-de-Lier yet.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Jean-de-Lier is a commune of 405 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
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-Jean-de-Lier | 405 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour | 3,021 | 2.8 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Tartas | 3,169 | 5 | A− | B | B+ | C |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 3,402 | 6.3 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Narrosse | 3,387 | 8.8 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,481 | 9.8 | C | C− | C | B |
| Rion-des-Landes | 3,142 | 10 | — | C+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.