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In Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 283 residents.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Vielle-Tursan out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for one in ten homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Vielle-Tursan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vielle-Tursan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pierre mégalithique dite de Guillay, in Larrivière-Saint-Savin, 4.4 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vielle-Tursan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vielle-Tursan.
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Half the people of Vielle-Tursan are older than 54.3.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Vielle-Tursan | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 100 residents in work, Vielle-Tursan has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. 9.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents here at the census.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Vielle-Tursan.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vielle-Tursan yet.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vielle-Tursan is a commune of 283 people in the Communauté de communes d'Aire-sur-l'Adour. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vielle-Tursan | 283 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hagetmau | 4,624 | 6.9 | A | B+ | A | C |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 7.7 | A | B+ | A | C− |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour | 6,211 | 10 | B+ | B+ | B− | C− |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,092 | 14 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 31,592 | 15 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | 2,508 | 16 | — | B− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.