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This town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 1,241.
Jobs & income is its strong suit (B): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.6% unemployment. The weak point is walkability (D) — two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,759/m² costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse 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 Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse 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.
Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse.
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income is €26,290 a year for each consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% are under 15, higher than Landes’ towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse has a median age of 43.6.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse is Clinique Belharra, 12.1 mi away. 81 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 94: 14% below. In Landes, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,759/m²: 33 houses and apartments sold in Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €12.53/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,759/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse. Best known first.
Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: Peter Potrowl · CC BY 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Marie-de-Gosse | 1,241 | — | — | B− | — | B |
| Peyrehorade | 3,700 | 6.6 | C | C | B− | C |
| Urcuit Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3,047 | 7.5 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx | 6,238 | 7.7 | B | D | B | B− |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | 8,014 | 8.1 | C | D | B− | C+ |
| Bénesse-Maremne | 3,780 | 8.3 | B | D | B+ | A− |
| Briscous Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 2,965 | 8.4 | — | C− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,759/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse is a commune of 1,241 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
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 9, 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.