Safety lags: an average of 8.5 recorded violent incidents and 35.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, Bègles earns a D: better than 14% of compared French towns, and #88 of 100 in Gironde. Its strongest subject is walkability: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 40% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €3,521/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Bordeaux Métropole. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools, B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: 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.
Each subject compares Bègles 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bègles.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
A walkable place: Bègles beats 97% of compared French towns on foot
Unemployment stood at 11.4%, higher than both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Bègles number 14,050, against 15,500 residents in work (0.9 per worker). At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Bègles didn’t travel to work at all.
40%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving54%
Public transport22%
Bicycle14%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
14,050
jobs based in Bègles, 0.9 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Bègles sits above 97% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Bègles, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Its tally for 2025: 1,352 recorded offenses.
8.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage513
Theft from vehicles337
Burglary139
Family violence107
Other physical violence105
Vehicle theft85
Sexual violence66
Theft without violence494
Fraud276
Drug use34
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.
8.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
35.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,352
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Bègles than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.52/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
1,206 sales of houses and apartments in Bègles, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,521/m². The split locally: €4,074/m² for houses, €3,219/m² for apartments. Houses made up 48% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€3,521/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bègles€3,521/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,074/m²
575
Apartments
€3,219/m²
631
€14.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.51 to €16.87/m² a month)
9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Bordeaux Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Bègles is a graduates’ town: 46% hold a degree, more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
The share aged 15 to 24 is 14%. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Bègles has a median age of 37.6 years.
37.6median age
BèglesGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Bègles: 4 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. 6.6% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Gironde’s towns (5.8%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Bègles has a higher adjusted death rate than 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Bègles’ deaths ran at 89 per 100 expected, above Gironde’s towns (84) and close to compared French towns (88). 2,612 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,597: 1% above. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Gironde can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 36 general practitioners here.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
36
GPs in Bègles · 5.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Msp Bagatelle site Robert Picque
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Msp Bordeaux Bagatelle
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Château de Francs ou des Douze Portes: Photo: Icefinger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Icefinger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien domaine de Lachaise: Photo: Icefinger · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jacques Dufilho: Studio Harcourt, Public domain · Matthieu Cornette: This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lilly Daché: Westinghouse Electric, CC BY-SA 3.0 · René Passet: CPFL Cultura, CC BY 2.0 · Paul Dullac: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Bègles’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bègles
Is Bègles safe?
It grades D− for safety, #93 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 139 burglaries and 513 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bègles good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #55 of 93 in Gironde. 96% of 399 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Václav Havel in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bègles expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,521/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bègles grades D for cost of living.
About Bègles
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bègles is a commune of 31,831 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
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.
