Berson has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 42% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,807/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Blaye. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Berson 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 Berson.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Berson than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%
400 jobs are based in Berson, for 850 working residents (0.5 per worker). 7.3% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €25,560 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Gironde’s towns (€27,420).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Berson, 0.5 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Berson sees fewer deaths than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 77 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Berson. At birth, a girl in Gironde can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 131 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 170: 23% below.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Berson · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
60 sales of houses and apartments in Berson, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,807/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 60 homes were sold in the town. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.13/m² a month, about level with Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,807/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Berson€1,807/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,807/m²
60
€13.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.95 to €15.73/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Blaye
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Berson keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Berson is Église Saint-Saturnin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Berson counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Berson than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 24% of adults
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and above Gironde’s towns (20%). 8.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
48median age
BersonGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Berson
Is Berson safe?
Berson has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Berson expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,807/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Berson grades C for cost of living.
About Berson
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Berson is a commune of 1,846 people in the Communauté de communes de Blaye. 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.
