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A town of 540 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
Arcins is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Arcins does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arcins as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Saturnin, in Moulis-en-Médoc, 2.4 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Arcins. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau Lascombes4.9 km southeast, in Margaux-CantenacChâteauChâteauChâteau Citran2.9 km southwest, in AvensanChâteauChâteauChâteau Bernones4.9 km north, in Cussac-Fort-MédocMuseumMuseumMusée des Arts et Métiers de la Vigne et du Vin2 km northwest, in Moulis-en-MédocChâteauChâteauChâteau Beaumont4.2 km north, in Cussac-Fort-MédocPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arcins.
Among adults, 22% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The middle age in Arcins is 40.1.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Arcins | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €27,760 a year per consumption unit, near Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). For its 300 residents in work, Arcins has 200 jobs: 0.7 each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.4% of commuters travelled 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.
The market in Arcins: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Arcins is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arcins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcins | 540 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avensan | 3,140 | 3.3 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Margaux-Cantenac | 2,845 | 3.4 | A | C+ | A− | A− |
| Listrac-Médoc | 2,807 | 3.5 | B− | C+ | A− | B− |
| Castelnau-de-Médoc | 4,907 | 4.9 | D | C | B+ | D |
| Blaye | 5,066 | 5 | D− | C+ | D− | C |
| Arsac | 4,124 | 5.6 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Arcins is a commune of 540 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Estuaire. 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 October 30, 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.