Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 251 residents.
Sainte-Foy isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Foy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Marie, in Bostens, 2.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sainte-Foy 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 Sainte-Foy.
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, below both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. Half of Sainte-Foy is older than 48.9, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Foy | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,490 a year.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Sainte-Foy.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Foy yet.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Foy is a commune of 251 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foy | 251 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | 2,508 | 3.3 | — | B− | — | B |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 31,592 | 8.4 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,092 | 9.7 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour | 6,211 | 16 | B+ | B+ | B− | C− |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 17 | A | B+ | A | C− |
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.