Abzac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 13 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,500/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Abzac 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Money is tighter in Abzac than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,470 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 7.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 12.3%. Per resident in work, Abzac counts 0.6 jobs (500 jobs, 900 workers).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Abzac, 0.6 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Abzac has a lower adjusted death rate than 66% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Abzac is Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne, 8.3 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 178 residents of Abzac died, against 175 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. Its care home for older people (33 places) counts its residents as Abzac’s; allowing for it, deaths were 18% below expected. Life expectancy at birth in Gironde is 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Abzac · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
8.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Abzac hold a degree than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 20%
19% of residents are 65 or over, below both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15. People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
42.4median age
AbzacGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Abzac is Château et moulin d'Abzac. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. 18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Abzac is graded a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,500/m², comes from 66 sales of houses and apartments in Abzac from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.49/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.28/m² a month, below Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,500/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Abzac€1,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,500/m²
66
€12.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.01 to €15.06/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Abzac
Is Abzac safe?
Abzac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Abzac good?
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Abzac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,500/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Abzac grades B− for cost of living.
About Abzac
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Abzac is a commune of 2,048 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. 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
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.
