Saint-Sever grades A overall: better than 92% of compared French towns, and #1 of 29 in Landes. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,671/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Chalosse Tursan. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Sever 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-Sever.
Safety
Saint-Sever sees less crime per resident than nine in ten compared French towns
On the Safety Grade, Saint-Sever ranks 2nd of the 29 compared towns in Landes. 2025 saw 51 offenses recorded locally. The town has 3,200 jobs for 2,050 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
5.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage23
Sexual violence12
Family violence10
Other physical violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud30
Theft without violence18
Drug use10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
51
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (6.8% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Schools
95.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #7 of 31 in Landes.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2017
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2017, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Per 10,000 residents, Saint-Sever counts 12 protected monuments, above Landes’ towns (1.4) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Among the classé monuments here is Église abbatiale. The protected list starts in the 4th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Saint-Sever is above 84% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Sever is Chi de Mont de Marsan et du Pays des Sources, 10.4 mi away. Adjusted mortality locally: 103 deaths for every 100 expected. 818 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 678: 21% above. Average lifespans in Landes: 85.5 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw121
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Saint-Sever · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi de Mont de Marsan et du Pays des Sources
10.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi de Mont de Marsan et du Pays des Sources
85.5 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Landes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Saint-Sever costs less than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.25/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
205 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Sever, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,671/m². Only one of the 35 towns in Landes costs less to buy into than Saint-Sever, whose median sale is €1,671/m². Apartments in Saint-Sever sell for €1,763/m², houses for €1,620/m².
€1,671/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Sever€1,671/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,620/m²
165
Apartments
€1,763/m²
40
€10.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.72 to €12.04/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,150
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Chalosse Tursan
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 28% of residents are 65 or over
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Ages in Saint-Sever split evenly at 48.9: half are older, half younger.
48.9median age
Saint-SeverLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Saint-Sever has lower unemployment than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 8.9%
At the census, 7.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income was €25,640 a year per consumption unit, near both Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,200
jobs based in Saint-Sever, 1.6 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns
Église abbatiale: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY 2.5 · Ancienne abbaye: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY 2.5 · Hôtel de Bourrouilhan: Photo: Ferey Marie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison du 18e siècle ou hôtel de Toulouzette (ancienne sous-préfecture): Photo: Pdbdt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jean Maximilien Lamarque: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Léon Dufour: After lithograph by Maurin, Public domain · Frédéric Fauthoux: Karta24, CC BY-SA 3.0 · René Crabos: Agence Rol, Public domain · Arnaud de Moles: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alexis de Basquiat-Mugriet: Cernel, Marie-Louise-Suzanne Champion de (1753-1834). Graveur Delaplace, Jacques (1767-1...). Dessinateur du modèle, Public domain
Saint-Sever’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-Sever
Is Saint-Sever safe?
It grades A for safety, #2 of 29 in Landes.
Are schools in Saint-Sever good?
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns and #7 of 31 in Landes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Sever expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,671/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Sever grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Sever
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Sever is a commune of 5,043 people in the Communauté de communes Chalosse Tursan. 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.
