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A town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 1,382 people.
Saugnac-et-Muret’s lowest grade is for walkability (D−) — 28% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Cost of living is weaker too (C−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Just 13% of residents are 65 or older.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saugnac-et-Muret 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.
The one thing Saugnac-et-Muret does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saugnac-et-Muret 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.
Saugnac-et-Muret has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saugnac-et-Muret as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église du Vieux Lugo, in Lugos, 7.8 mi away.
18% 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 Saugnac-et-Muret.
For its 650 residents in work, Saugnac-et-Muret has 350 jobs: 0.5 each. Unemployment stood at 7.5%, lower than both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,410 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of residents. Half of Saugnac-et-Muret is older than 37.2, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saugnac-et-Muret | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.72/m² a month, above both Landes’ towns (€13.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.82/m² a month. Sales in Saugnac-et-Muret from July 2023 to June 2026: 53 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,139/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Saugnac-et-Muret’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Landes’ towns (88) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 79 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 77, 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saugnac-et-Muret is Ch Mont de Marsan Antenne Smur de Labouheyre, 13.7 mi away. Also worth knowing: women in Landes live to 85.5 on average and men to 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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Nothing in Saugnac-et-Muret is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saugnac-et-Muret yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saugnac-et-Muret | 1,382 | — | — | C− | — | C− |
| Belin-Béliet Gironde | 6,275 | 7.3 | C+ | C | A | C+ |
| Salles Gironde | 8,208 | 11 | B− | C− | A | B+ |
| Parentis-en-Born | 7,586 | 13 | C− | C− | B+ | D |
| Labouheyre | 2,906 | 14 | B− | C+ | B− | C |
| Sanguinet | 4,741 | 14 | B | D | A | B |
| Le Barp Gironde | 5,806 | 15 | B+ | C− | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saugnac-et-Muret has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saugnac-et-Muret grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saugnac-et-Muret is a commune of 1,382 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur Haute Lande. 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.