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A town of 1,179 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Sore has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 36% 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 2 things Sore does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sore 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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Sore has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
22% 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 Sore.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 300 residents of Sore died, against 184 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 63% more. The nearest emergency department to Sore is Ch Mont de Marsan Antenne Smur de Labouheyre, 18.2 mi away. Women in Landes live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: 2 GPs practise here.
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 care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
25% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8% of residents, below both Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Add to that, under-15s account for 14% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sore | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.6% of commuters at the census. Sore has 350 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.7 per worker. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, close to both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sore has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 27 homes were sold in Sore. A house rents for an estimated €8.82/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Sore has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ancienne Porte de ville: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Gitouche · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sore | 1,179 | — | — | B | — | D− |
| Belin-Béliet Gironde | 6,275 | 15 | C+ | C | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sore has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 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
Sore is a commune of 1,179 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) · 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.
