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With 1,093 residents, it is a town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Where it does best is schools (A+): brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Work and incomes lag: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 13.9% unemployment. It also trails on health (C) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saubusse 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 Saubusse 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.
Saubusse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Saubusse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1966.
14% 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 Saubusse.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 5.3 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Aimé CésaireNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 99%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 13.9%, higher than both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 4.0% of Saubusse’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,390 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Saubusse’s deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, above Landes’ towns (88) and compared French towns (88) alike. The nearest emergency department to Saubusse is Centre hospitalier de Dax, 8 mi away. There are 5 general practitioners here. Life expectancy in Landes: 85.5 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.41/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 28 homes in Saubusse.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.5% of the population. 26% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). Saubusse has a median age of 43.6 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saubusse | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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 oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Saubusse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Other places to visit and museums in and near Saubusse. Best known first.
Saubusse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: CTHOE · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Saubusse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saubusse | 1,093 | — | — | C | — | C |
| Saint-Geours-de-Maremne | 3,089 | 2.4 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | 8,014 | 5.6 | C | D | B− | C+ |
| Dax | 22,109 | 7.2 | D | C | D− | D |
| Tosse | 3,556 | 7.3 | B+ | D | A+ | B |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,481 | 7.8 | C | C− | C | B |
| Magescq | 2,698 | 8 | B− | C | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saubusse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saubusse is a commune of 1,093 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) · 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.