Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 8,435.
More weak spots than strong ones. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.3 points below the expected rate. Bassens’s overall D puts it #92 of 100 in Gironde. Nationally, it does better than 7% of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Bassens does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bassens 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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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bassens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
2.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bassens. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bassens.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 87% of 171 candidates passed the bac pro. The bac pass rate near Bassens is 88.1%, below both Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #89 of 93 in Gironde.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Manon CormierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 122 | 74%−8 pts |
| Lycée Élie FaureNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 301 | 87%−7 pts |
| Collège BlanquiBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 67 | 88%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 13.0%, above Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €23,860 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: 5,000 jobs are based in Bassens, for 3,800 working residents (1.3 per worker).
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.85/m² a month, close to Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 61% were houses. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.98/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,896/m² | 132 |
| Apartments | €2,866/m² | 83 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Bassens (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Bassens show 230 offenses in 2025. Violence against people ran at 9.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 19.3 (2023–2025 average).
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, lower than both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Bassens has a median age of 38.3.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bassens | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.4% of the total, below both Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Bassens can choose among 4 GPs. Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 839 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 728: 15% above.
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.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bassens, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Château Morin: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Bassens.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassens | 8,435 | — | D | C− | C− | B− |
| Carbon-Blanc | 8,331 | 0.7 | C− | C− | B− | B− |
| Sainte-Eulalie | 4,915 | 1.7 | C− | C | D | B+ |
| Ambarès-et-Lagrave | 17,644 | 2.1 | D− | C− | C | B− |
| Lormont | 25,769 | 2.2 | D− | C− | D− | B− |
| Yvrac | 2,899 | 3.1 | C | C | B | D |
| Artigues-près-Bordeaux | 8,687 | 3.5 | C | C | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #67 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 90 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 5% of compared French towns and #89 of 93 in Gironde. 87% of 301 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Élie Faure in 2025, 7 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By type: houses €2,896/m² (132 sales), apartments €2,866/m² (83 sales). Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Bassens grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bassens is a commune of 8,435 people in the Bordeaux Métropole. 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 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.
