Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bégadan.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Bégadan than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% of the town, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 27% of residents are 65 or over. Ages in Bégadan split evenly at 51.4: half are older, half younger.
51.4median age
BégadanGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Bégadan keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bégadan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Saturnin. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Bégadan than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,760 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 6.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 12.6% of people in the labour force have no job. Per resident in work, Bégadan counts 0.7 jobs (250 jobs, 400 workers).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Bégadan, 0.7 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Buying in Bégadan costs less than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,402/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.34/m² a month, below both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.93/m² a month. Sales in Bégadan from July 2023 to June 2026: 30 houses and apartments.
€1,402/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bégadan€1,402/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,402/m²
30
€11.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.07 to €14.18/m² a month)
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bégadan
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bégadan is a commune of 893 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Cœur de Presqu'île. 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.
