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A town of 4,124 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Arsac grades A− overall: better than 82% of compared French towns, and #11 of 100 in Gironde. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Arsac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Arsac 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Arsac counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.
4.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and museums in and near Arsac. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau Rauzan-Ségla4.8 km north, in Margaux-Cantenac
ChâteauChâteau Cantenac Brown3.8 km north, in Margaux-CantenacMuseumMuseumChâteau d'Arsacin townChâteauChâteauChâteau Monbrisonin townChâteauChâteauChâteau Mongraveyin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arsac.
Violence against people averaged 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.7. 2025 saw 55 offenses recorded in Arsac. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 9.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.10/m² a month, about level with Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 93% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €11.93/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,109/m² | 103 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 6.2 mi to the nearest lycée. On results, collèges and lycées here come #25 of 93 in Gironde.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Panchon d'ArsacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 126 | 91%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
5.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 5.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Arsac is Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde, 9.9 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 436 residents of Arsac died, against 363 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Arsac records 82 deaths per 100 expected. Also worth knowing: 6 GPs practise in the town.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 4.6% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Arsac is Église Saint-Germain. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.7% of the town. 39% of adults hold a degree, above both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Arsac has a median age of 43.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Arsac | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Arsac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: User:Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Arsac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsac | 4,124 | — | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Margaux-Cantenac | 2,845 | 2.8 | A | C+ | A− | A− |
| Le Pian-Médoc | 7,292 | 3.3 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Macau | 4,576 | 3.7 | A− | C | A− | A− |
| Avensan | 3,140 | 4 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Ludon-Médoc | 5,578 | 4.2 | B | C− | A | A |
| Parempuyre | 10,672 | 5.3 | C | C− | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #16 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #25 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Arsac grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Arsac is a commune of 4,124 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.