Bats, Landes

Bats
Commune
Location of Bats
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Coordinates: 43°39′35″N0°27′27″W / 43.6597°N 0.4575°W / 43.6597; -0.4575
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Chalosse Tursan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Dupouy [1]
Area 1	7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Highest elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Lowest elevation	69 m (226 ft)
Population  (2023) [2]	328
• Density	44.6/km2 (116/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40029 /40320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bats (Gascon: Vaths) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. ^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	239	—
1975	244	+0.30%
1982	232	−0.72%
1990	238	+0.32%
1999	230	−0.38%
2007	264	+1.74%
2012	308	+3.13%
2017	304	−0.26%
2023	328	+1.27%
Source: INSEE [4]

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE