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A town of 1,123 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Samadet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 27% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Samadet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Samadet 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Samadet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Parcelles contenant dix-sept tertres funéraires, in Arboucave, 3.8 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Samadet.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Samadet: 29 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Landes, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Samadet records 97 deaths per 100 expected. 192 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 160: 20% above. The nearest emergency department to Samadet is Gcs Pays de L Adour, 13.4 mi away.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 4.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Samadet: 350, for 450 residents in work (0.8 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town, near Landes’ towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Half of Samadet is older than 50.1, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Samadet | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Samadet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Samadet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samadet | 1,123 | — | — | A+ | — | C |
| Hagetmau | 4,624 | 5.4 | A | B+ | A | C |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 9.3 | A | B+ | A | C− |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour | 6,211 | 12 | B+ | B+ | B− | C− |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,092 | 17 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Artix Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3,477 | 17 | A | B+ | A | C+ |
| Sauvagnon Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 3,579 | 17 | — | B− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Samadet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Samadet is a commune of 1,123 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
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 October 30, 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.