Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
332 people live in this town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Michel-Escalus is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 31% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 46% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Michel-Escalus does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Michel-Escalus; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2023.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Michel-Escalus.
4% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Saint-Michel-Escalus has a median age of 64.1. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Michel-Escalus | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.2% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 46% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. 10% of its homes were built before 1919, above Landes’ towns (3.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
3.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Saint-Michel-Escalus, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, 6.6% of working residents in Saint-Michel-Escalus didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 15.3 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Lucie AubracNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 90 | 90%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 93% were houses. The market in Saint-Michel-Escalus: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.41/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Michel-Escalus has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Pdbdt · CC BY 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Michel-Escalus 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-Michel-Escalus | 332 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castets | 2,516 | 6.1 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Magescq | 2,698 | 8 | B− | C | A | B− |
| Soustons | 8,701 | 10 | C+ | C− | B− | B+ |
| Tosse | 3,556 | 14 | B+ | D | A+ | B |
| Saint-Geours-de-Maremne | 3,089 | 14 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Seignosse | 4,056 | 15 | C− | D− | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Michel-Escalus is a commune of 332 people in the Communauté de communes Côte Landes Nature. 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 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.