The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car: 63% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €3,257/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.5% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq works less well than 89% of compared French towns
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.7% of commuters at the census. The jobless rate is 9.5%. Half of residents lived on more than €26,270 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq, 0.3 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq has a higher adjusted death rate than 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 109 deaths in Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq from 2016 to 2025; there were 114, 5% more. Adjusted mortality in the town: 105 deaths for every 100 expected. Life expectancy at birth in Landes is 85.5 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq is Ch de Dax Antenne Saisonniere Smur Hossegor, 10.2 mi away.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Dax Antenne Saisonniere Smur Hossegor
12.6 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
Children make up 20% of Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq, above Landes’ towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. 7.7% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up a third of adults.
41.5median age
Saint-Jean-de-MarsacqLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
17%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education33%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq: 11% were built before 1919, more than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Renting in Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq costs less than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.65/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,257/m²: 49 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 88% houses, the rest apartments.
€3,257/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq€3,257/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,274/m²
43
€10.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.45 to €13.42/m² a month)
8.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq
Is Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq safe?
Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,257/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq is a commune of 1,840 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
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.
