Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sorde-l'Abbaye.
Who lives here
Few people in Sorde-l'Abbaye are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 26% of adults, below both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Sorde-l'Abbaye is 49.1 years old.
49.1median age
Sorde-l'AbbayeLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sorde-l'Abbaye keeps more of its old housing than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sorde-l'Abbaye has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Gisement préhistorique dit Grotte Duruthy. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 1.9% of commuters in Sorde-l'Abbaye go to work without a car, fewer than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns
Jobs based in Sorde-l'Abbaye number 150, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 9.8%. The median disposable income was €25,310 a year per consumption unit, near both Landes’ towns (€25,750) and compared French towns (€25,970).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Sorde-l'Abbaye, 0.5 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Sorde-l'Abbaye is 86.5%, below Landes’ towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sorde-l'Abbaye
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sorde-l'Abbaye is a commune of 645 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans. 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.
