Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 23.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a B− overall, Soorts-Hossegor is better than 48% of compared French towns and ranks #16 of 29 in Landes. Its strongest subject is jobs & income: 2.3 jobs per working resident; 11.1% unemployment. People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Safety lags: an average of 9.8 recorded violent incidents and 34.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Soorts-Hossegor 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soorts-Hossegor.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Soorts-Hossegor than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 9.1% are under 15
Retirement age and beyond: 47% of residents are 65 or older. 5.7% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up nearly half of adults.
62.6median age
Soorts-HossegorLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
47%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education49%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Soorts-Hossegor cost more than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €9,104/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €11,042/m² in Soorts-Hossegor, apartments for €7,777/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.44/m² a month, above both Landes’ towns (€13.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €14.89/m² a month.
€9,104/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Soorts-Hossegor€9,104/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€11,042/m²
184
Apartments
€7,777/m²
172
€17.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.80 to €23.76/m² a month)
23.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Maremne Adour Côte Sud
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Soorts-Hossegor than in 97% of compared French towns
With 2,850 jobs for 1,250 working residents, Soorts-Hossegor draws people in from neighbouring communes. On the Safety Grade, Soorts-Hossegor ranks 28th of the 29 compared towns in Landes. Recorded offenses locally came to 132 in 2025. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage55
Burglary25
Other physical violence21
Theft from vehicles15
Family violence9
Vehicle theft7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence122
Drug use69
Fraud38
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
34.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
132
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.1% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Soorts-Hossegor loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 76 per 100 expected, below Landes’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 690 residents of Soorts-Hossegor died, against 842 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. At birth, a girl in Landes can expect 85.5 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 13 GPs practise locally.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Soorts-Hossegor · 5.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Dax Antenne Saisonniere Smur Hossegor
13 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Belharra
85.5 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Landes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
95.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Soorts-Hossegor is 91.0%, lower than both Landes’ towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #12 of 31 in Landes. The nearest general lycée is 6 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Soorts-Hossegor is better off than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,080 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 10.4% of working residents in Soorts-Hossegor didn’t travel to work at all. 13.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than Landes’ towns (9.7%) and near compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 11.1%.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Bicycle5%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
2,850
jobs based in Soorts-Hossegor, 2.3 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 1998
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century. Since 1998, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. 1.2% of homes were built before 1919.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
20th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected
1998
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Soorts-Hossegor
Is Soorts-Hossegor safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 55 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Soorts-Hossegor good?
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns and #12 of 31 in Landes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Soorts-Hossegor expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Soorts-Hossegor grades D− for cost of living.
About Soorts-Hossegor
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Soorts-Hossegor is a commune of 3,817 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
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.
