Blanquefort grades C overall: better than 31% of compared French towns, and #66 of 100 in Gironde. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 9.5 recorded violent incidents and 26.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €3,283/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Bordeaux Métropole. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Blanquefort 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 Blanquefort.
Safety
Crime per resident in Blanquefort runs higher than in 92% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 545 offenses in the graded categories in Blanquefort in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Blanquefort, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025). 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, 0.1% of the index here.
9.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles159
Criminal damage115
Burglary83
Other physical violence68
Family violence50
Sexual violence38
Vehicle theft32
Fraud121
Theft without violence119
Drug use49
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.
9.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
545
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
HousingCost of living D
Blanquefort gets a D for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,283/m², close to Gironde’s towns (€3,176/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Blanquefort, houses go for €3,389/m² and apartments for €3,061/m².
€3,283/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Blanquefort€3,283/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,389/m²
297
Apartments
€3,061/m²
128
€14.37/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.89 to €17.38/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.61/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
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
On foot, Blanquefort works better than 84% of compared French towns
At the census, 17.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Blanquefort has 8,400 jobs for 7,800 working residents, 1.1 per worker.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport12%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot3%
8,400
jobs based in Blanquefort, 1.1 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,730
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 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Blanquefort’s ages would predict, 78 per 100 expected, under Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Blanquefort is below both Gironde’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,099 residents of Blanquefort died, against 1,260 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Blanquefort · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Jean Villar
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Blanquefort skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
In the comparison, Blanquefort comes above both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.
41.6median age
BlanquefortGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Blanquefort: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). 3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Blanquefort
Is Blanquefort safe?
It grades D for safety, #85 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 83 burglaries and 115 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Blanquefort good?
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #65 of 93 in Gironde. 98% of 236 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Monnet in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Blanquefort expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €14.37/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Blanquefort grades D for cost of living.
About Blanquefort
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Blanquefort is a commune of 17,215 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.
