Largest city in the Landes department: the 2026 ranking
The 327 towns of the Landes department (40) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Landes department is Mont-de-Marsan, with 32,981 inhabitants (ranked 255th in France by population). The largest town by area is Biscarrosse (160 km²). The most densely populated is Dax, with 1,166 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Baudignan has only 50 inhabitants.
The Landes department has 445,828 inhabitants over 9,243 km², a density of 48 inhabitants per km², 2.3 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 7.1% of the population of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Aquitaine): see the ranking of the largest cities in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The 20 largest cities in the Landes department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mont-de-Marsan | 32,981 | 37 | 894 | 255th |
| 2 | Dax | 22,972 | 20 | 1,166 | 404th |
| 3 | Biscarrosse | 16,203 | 160 | 101 | 613th |
| 4 | Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,981 | 58 | 256 | 671st |
| 5 | Tarnos | 13,342 | 26 | 508 | 759th |
| 6 | Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,461 | 26 | 399 | 1,004th |
| 7 | Capbreton | 9,453 | 22 | 435 | 1,133rd |
| 8 | Soustons | 8,917 | 100 | 89 | 1,199th |
| 9 | Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | 8,262 | 21 | 394 | 1,318th |
| 10 | Mimizan | 7,814 | 115 | 68 | 1,410th |
| 11 | Parentis-en-Born | 7,780 | 112 | 70 | 1,413th |
| 12 | Labenne | 7,304 | 24 | 298 | 1,514th |
| 13 | Aire-sur-l'Adour | 6,656 | 58 | 115 | 1,675th |
| 14 | Ondres | 6,627 | 15 | 438 | 1,693rd |
| 15 | Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx | 6,356 | 45 | 140 | 1,769th |
| 16 | Saint-Sever | 5,171 | 47 | 110 | 2,204th |
| 17 | Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 5,159 | 138 | 37 | 2,212th |
| 18 | Sanguinet | 4,817 | 81 | 59 | 2,372nd |
| 19 | Hagetmau | 4,727 | 28 | 167 | 2,422nd |
| 20 | Seignosse | 4,189 | 35 | 119 | 2,731st |
Largest towns by area in the Landes department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biscarrosse | 16,203 | 160 | 101 | 75th |
| 2 | Sabres | 1,353 | 160 | 8 | 76th |
| 3 | Luxey | 665 | 160 | 4 | 77th |
| 4 | Sore | 1,203 | 148 | 8 | 96th |
| 5 | Pissos | 1,527 | 141 | 11 | 106th |
| 6 | Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 5,159 | 138 | 37 | 110th |
| 7 | Rion-des-Landes | 3,200 | 134 | 24 | 123rd |
| 8 | Onesse-Laharie | 1,097 | 132 | 8 | 128th |
| 9 | Mimizan | 7,814 | 115 | 68 | 174th |
| 10 | Lit-et-Mixe | 1,760 | 113 | 16 | 179th |
Most densely populated towns in the Landes department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dax | 22,972 | 20 | 1,166 | 825th |
| 2 | Mont-de-Marsan | 32,981 | 37 | 894 | 1,064th |
| 3 | Tarnos | 13,342 | 26 | 508 | 1,825th |
| 4 | Seyresse | 1,057 | 2.2 | 474 | 1,954th |
| 5 | Ondres | 6,627 | 15 | 438 | 2,094th |
| 6 | Capbreton | 9,453 | 22 | 435 | 2,112th |
| 7 | Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains | 1,712 | 4.3 | 403 | 2,250th |
| 8 | Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | 10,461 | 26 | 399 | 2,271st |
| 9 | Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse | 8,262 | 21 | 394 | 2,294th |
| 10 | Narrosse | 3,466 | 11 | 329 | 2,733rd |
All towns in the Landes department (327)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Aire-sur-l'Adour (6,656)
- Amou (1,574)
- Angoumé (271)
- Angresse (2,329)
- Arboucave (224)
- Arengosse (720)
- Argelos (162)
- Argelouse (93)
- Arsague (354)
- Artassenx (266)
- Arthez-d'Armagnac (96)
- Arue (362)
- Arx (58)
- Aubagnan (279)
- Audignon (395)
- Audon (418)
- Aureilhan (1,165)
- Aurice (655)
- Azur (1,009)
- Bahus-Soubiran (399)
- Baigts (336)
- Banos (278)
- Bas-Mauco (434)
- Bascons (875)
- Bassercles (156)
- Bastennes (244)
- Bats (335)
- Baudignan (50)
- Bégaar (1,274)
- Belhade (229)
- Bélis (171)
- Bélus (643)
- Bénesse-lès-Dax (611)
- Bénesse-Maremne (3,848)
- Benquet (1,951)
- Bergouey (115)
- Betbezer-d'Armagnac (130)
- Beylongue (410)
- Beyries (123)
- Biarrotte (353)
- Bias (822)
- Biaudos (1,057)
- Biscarrosse (16,203)
- Bonnegarde (260)
- Bordères-et-Lamensans (370)
- Bostens (208)
- Bougue (851)
- Bourdalat (208)
- Bourriot-Bergonce (333)
- Brassempouy (283)
- Bretagne-de-Marsan (1,668)
- Brocas (737)
- Buanes (242)
- Cachen (244)
- Cagnotte (806)
- Callen (155)
- Campagne (1,083)
- Campet-et-Lamolère (516)
- Candresse (891)
- Canenx-et-Réaut (183)
- Capbreton (9,453)
- Carcarès-Sainte-Croix (543)
- Carcen-Ponson (640)
- Cassen (632)
- Castaignos-Souslens (433)
- Castandet (437)
- Castel-Sarrazin (584)
- Castelnau-Chalosse (629)
- Castelnau-Tursan (188)
- Castelner (122)
- Castets (2,569)
- Cauna (426)
- Cauneille (821)
- Caupenne (413)
- Cazalis (140)
- Cazères-sur-l'Adour (1,157)
- Cère (426)
- Classun (248)
- Clèdes (122)
- Clermont (770)
- Commensacq (449)
- Coudures (578)
- Créon-d'Armagnac (336)
- Dax (22,972)
- Doazit (853)
- Donzacq (464)
- Duhort-Bachen (713)
- Dumes (270)
- Escalans (221)
- Escource (842)
- Estibeaux (719)
- Estigarde (101)
- Eugénie-les-Bains (507)
- Eyres-Moncube (352)
- Fargues (329)
- Gaas (486)
- Gabarret (1,490)
- Gaillères (664)
- Gamarde-les-Bains (1,600)
- Garein (437)
- Garrey (221)
- Gastes (942)
- Gaujacq (446)
- Geaune (783)
- Geloux (733)
- Gibret (98)
- Goos (546)
- Gourbera (376)
- Gousse (291)
- Gouts (277)
- Grenade-sur-l'Adour (2,456)
- Habas (1,540)
- Hagetmau (4,727)
- Hastingues (635)
- Hauriet (275)
- Haut-Mauco (1,029)
- Herm (1,218)
- Herré (145)
- Heugas (1,439)
- Hinx (1,936)
- Hontanx (616)
- Horsarrieu (733)
- Josse (1,037)
- Labastide-Chalosse (172)
- Labastide-d'Armagnac (676)
- Labatut (1,465)
- Labenne (7,304)
- Labouheyre (2,941)
- Labrit (864)
- Lacajunte (144)
- Lacquy (299)
- Lacrabe (291)
- Laglorieuse (639)
- Lagrange (186)
- Lahosse (292)
- Laluque (1,122)
- Lamothe (313)
- Larbey (248)
- Larrivière-Saint-Savin (604)
- Latrille (169)
- Laurède (378)
- Lauret (81)
- Le Frêche (374)
- Le Leuy (231)
- Le Sen (219)
- Le Vignau (530)
- Lencouacq (381)
- Léon (2,345)
- Lesgor (440)
- Lesperon (1,065)
- Lévignacq (366)
- Linxe (1,587)
- Liposthey (613)
- Lit-et-Mixe (1,760)
- Losse (288)
- Louer (339)
- Lourquen (204)
- Lubbon (85)
- Lucbardez-et-Bargues (570)
- Lüe (629)
- Luglon (386)
- Lussagnet (80)
- Luxey (665)
- Magescq (2,749)
- Maillas (126)
- Maillères (235)
- Mano (150)
- Mant (275)
- Marpaps (133)
- Mauries (88)
- Maurrin (475)
- Mauvezin-d'Armagnac (107)
- Maylis (300)
- Mazerolles (743)
- Mées (2,083)
- Meilhan (1,261)
- Messanges (1,113)
- Mézos (889)
- Mimbaste (1,021)
- Mimizan (7,814)
- Miramont-Sensacq (345)
- Misson (845)
- Moliets-et-Maa (1,321)
- Momuy (497)
- Monget (80)
- Monségur (408)
- Mont-de-Marsan (32,981)
- Montaut (611)
- Montégut (81)
- Montfort-en-Chalosse (1,265)
- Montgaillard (616)
- Montsoué (578)
- Morcenx-la-Nouvelle (5,159)
- Morganx (172)
- Mouscardès (269)
- Moustey (804)
- Mugron (1,454)
- Narrosse (3,466)
- Nassiet (341)
- Nerbis (274)
- Nousse (259)
- Oeyregave (330)
- Oeyreluy (1,705)
- Onard (395)
- Ondres (6,627)
- Onesse-Laharie (1,097)
- Orist (831)
- Orthevielle (1,096)
- Orx (659)
- Ossages (499)
- Ousse-Suzan (303)
- Ozourt (208)
- Parentis-en-Born (7,780)
- Parleboscq (465)
- Payros-Cazautets (107)
- Pécorade (135)
- Perquie (347)
- Pey (850)
- Peyre (244)
- Peyrehorade (3,884)
- Philondenx (189)
- Pimbo (198)
- Pissos (1,527)
- Pomarez (1,668)
- Pontenx-les-Forges (1,814)
- Pontonx-sur-l'Adour (3,160)
- Port-de-Lanne (1,267)
- Poudenx (228)
- Pouillon (3,201)
- Pouydesseaux (889)
- Poyanne (710)
- Poyartin (791)
- Préchacq-les-Bains (815)
- Pujo-le-Plan (657)
- Puyol-Cazalet (109)
- Renung (499)
- Retjons (306)
- Rimbez-et-Baudiets (104)
- Rion-des-Landes (3,200)
- Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby (1,510)
- Roquefort (2,022)
- Sabres (1,353)
- Saint-Agnet (184)
- Saint-André-de-Seignanx (1,984)
- Saint-Aubin (509)
- Saint-Avit (695)
- Saint-Barthélemy (425)
- Saint-Cricq-Chalosse (635)
- Saint-Cricq-du-Gave (457)
- Saint-Cricq-Villeneuve (486)
- Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe (758)
- Saint-Gein (425)
- Saint-Geours-d'Auribat (416)
- Saint-Geours-de-Maremne (3,163)
- Saint-Gor (313)
- Saint-Jean-de-Lier (411)
- Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq (1,879)
- Saint-Julien-d'Armagnac (108)
- Saint-Julien-en-Born (1,819)
- Saint-Justin (1,022)
- Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse (769)
- Saint-Lon-les-Mines (1,280)
- Saint-Loubouer (456)
- Saint-Martin-d'Oney (1,399)
- Saint-Martin-de-Hinx (1,829)
- Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx (6,356)
- Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour (645)
- Saint-Michel-Escalus (335)
- Saint-Pandelon (791)
- Saint-Paul-en-Born (991)
- Saint-Paul-lès-Dax (14,981)
- Saint-Perdon (1,760)
- Saint-Pierre-du-Mont (10,461)
- Saint-Sever (5,171)
- Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (3,543)
- Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse (8,262)
- Saint-Yaguen (638)
- Sainte-Colombe (648)
- Sainte-Eulalie-en-Born (1,475)
- Sainte-Foy (261)
- Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse (1,268)
- Samadet (1,148)
- Sanguinet (4,817)
- Sarbazan (1,199)
- Sarraziet (239)
- Sarron (107)
- Saubion (1,882)
- Saubrigues (1,732)
- Saubusse (1,113)
- Saugnac-et-Cambran (1,593)
- Saugnac-et-Muret (1,393)
- Seignosse (4,189)
- Serres-Gaston (417)
- Serreslous-et-Arribans (199)
- Seyresse (1,057)
- Siest (140)
- Solférino (379)
- Soorts-Hossegor (3,882)
- Sorbets (204)
- Sorde-l'Abbaye (655)
- Sore (1,203)
- Sort-en-Chalosse (911)
- Souprosse (1,205)
- Soustons (8,917)
- Taller (713)
- Tarnos (13,342)
- Tartas (3,218)
- Tercis-les-Bains (1,386)
- Téthieu (779)
- Tilh (849)
- Tosse (3,636)
- Toulouzette (315)
- Trensacq (290)
- Uchacq-et-Parentis (640)
- Urgons (250)
- Uza (182)
- Vert (240)
- Vicq-d'Auribat (249)
- Vielle-Saint-Girons (1,567)
- Vielle-Soubiran (229)
- Vielle-Tursan (294)
- Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains (1,712)
- Villenave (322)
- Villeneuve-de-Marsan (2,557)
- Ychoux (2,396)
- Ygos-Saint-Saturnin (1,358)
- Yzosse (397)
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Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.