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This town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 975.
Saint-Paul-en-Born has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 15% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Paul-en-Born does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Paul-en-Born as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église prieurale, in Mimizan, 4.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Paul-en-Born 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-Paul-en-Born.
Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, lower than both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Saint-Paul-en-Born has a median age of 51.6 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Paul-en-Born | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €24,440 a year per consumption unit. 12.7% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 100 jobs are based in Saint-Paul-en-Born, for 350 working residents (0.2 per worker).
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.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.55/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.20/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Landes’ towns (€13.01/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,817/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Paul-en-Born yet.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Paul-en-Born is a commune of 975 people in the Communauté de communes de Mimizan. 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-Paul-en-Born | 975 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mimizan | 7,673 | 4.6 | C− | D | C− | B− |
| Parentis-en-Born | 7,586 | 9.7 | C− | C− | B+ | D |
| Labouheyre | 2,906 | 12 | B− | C+ | B− | C |
| Biscarrosse | 15,836 | 12 | C+ | D | 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 8, 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.