Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 1,357 people, lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The weak point is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 44% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Arbanats has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Arbanats 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.
Arbanats has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Arbanats has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Arbanats. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Mongenan3.4 km northwest, in PortetsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Langoiran3.2 km northeast, in LangoiranChâteauChâteauChâteau de Virelade2.6 km southeast, in VireladeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Portets3.4 km northwest, in PortetsFortFortEnceinte de Rions4.2 km east, in RionsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arbanats.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 29 homes were sold in Arbanats.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Arbanats: 102 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 89 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 91, 2% more. The nearest emergency department to Arbanats is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 11.8 mi away. In Gironde, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges BrassensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 142 | 87%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are a fifth of the town. Arbanats has a median age of 41.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Arbanats | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Arbanats has 200 jobs for 650 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income was €27,780 a year per consumption unit, near Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Arbanats has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Arbanats has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château Bonneau: Photo: Anonyme Unknown author · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arbanats yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbanats | 1,357 | — | — | C− | — | C− |
| Portets | 2,618 | 1.5 | — | C− | — | B |
| Castres-Gironde | 2,695 | 2.6 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Podensac | 3,269 | 2.6 | C | C+ | C | C |
| Saint-Selve | 3,746 | 3.8 | — | C | — | B |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 2,670 | 5 | D | B− | D | D− |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux | 3,450 | 5.6 | — | C+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Arbanats has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Arbanats is a commune of 1,357 people in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne. 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
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.