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A town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 885 people.
Sort-en-Chalosse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Sort-en-Chalosse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sort-en-Chalosse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Enceinte gallo-romaine, in Dax, 6.2 mi away.
17% 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 Sort-en-Chalosse.
Among adults, 25% have a degree. Under 15: 17% of residents. The middle age in Sort-en-Chalosse is 51.1.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sort-en-Chalosse | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 150 jobs are based in Sort-en-Chalosse, for 350 working residents (0.4 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.59/m² a month. 26 houses and apartments changed hands in Sort-en-Chalosse from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sort-en-Chalosse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Sort-en-Chalosse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sort-en-Chalosse | 885 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Narrosse | 3,387 | 4.2 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 3,402 | 6 | B+ | C | A | B− |
| Dax | 22,109 | 6.2 | D | C | D− | D |
| Pouillon | 3,134 | 6.3 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,481 | 7.3 | C | C− | C | B |
| Pontonx-sur-l'Adour | 3,021 | 7.3 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sort-en-Chalosse is a commune of 885 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de Chalosse. 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 November 4, 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.