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This town in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 2,508.
Pupils here do better than most (A+): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €1,727/m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 9.3% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Villeneuve-de-Marsan has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Villeneuve-de-Marsan 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.
Villeneuve-de-Marsan has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Villeneuve-de-Marsan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villeneuve-de-Marsan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Marie, in Bostens, 6.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Villeneuve-de-Marsan 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 Villeneuve-de-Marsan.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #2 of 31 in Landes. General-bac pupils go 8.9 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre BlanquieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 61 | 98%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of residents, about level with Landes’ towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). 29% of residents are 65 or over. Half of Villeneuve-de-Marsan is older than 48.9, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
494 deaths in Villeneuve-de-Marsan between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 449: 10% above. The nearest emergency department to Villeneuve-de-Marsan is Chi de Mont de Marsan et du Pays des Sources, 8.8 mi away. Average lifespans in Landes: 85.5 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 4 general practitioners locally.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Unemployment stood at 9.3%, below both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.8% of working residents in Villeneuve-de-Marsan 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.
Behind the median of €1,727/m²: 80 houses and apartments sold in Villeneuve-de-Marsan between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.59/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,733/m² | 77 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Villeneuve-de-Marsan. Best known first.
2 notable people were born in Villeneuve-de-Marsan.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Villeneuve-de-Marsan is a commune of 2,508 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | 2,508 | — | — | B− | — | B |
| Mont-de-Marsan | 31,592 | 9 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,092 | 10 | B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour | 6,211 | 13 | B+ | B+ | B− | C− |
| Saint-Sever | 5,043 | 16 | A | B+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villeneuve-de-Marsan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns and #2 of 31 in Landes. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,727/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villeneuve-de-Marsan grades B− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.