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BlasimonGironde

It is a town of 959 residents in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Blasimon a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Blasimon out for now.

Ancienne abbaye Saint-Nicolas
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Nicolas · Classé · Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blasimon’s story

Blasimon in pictures

Blasimon has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1875.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1875First protected: Ancienne église abbatiale Saint-Maurice, actuelle église Sa…
  • 1926Most recently protected: Moulin de Labarthe
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blasimon.

History

Old homes shape Blasimon: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Among the classé monuments in Blasimon is Ancienne église abbatiale Saint-Maurice, actuelle église Saint-Nicolas. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit0
10th c.
oldest protected part
1875
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer people in Blasimon hold a degree than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 20%

9.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Residents of Blasimon have a median age of 45.9. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, close to Gironde’s towns (20%) and below compared French towns (22%).

45.9median age
BlasimonGironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Blasimon
BlasimonGironde medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–249.2%10%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+21%20%22%
No diploma24%14%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education20%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Incomes in Blasimon run lower than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,670 a year per consumption unit

The jobless rate is 8.4%. 5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Blasimon has 200 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Blasimon, 0.4 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 11.8 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.9 mi away.

98.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Blasimon98.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre MartinNearest collègeCollègeCollège8298%+6 pts
98.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Blasimon than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.30/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Blasimon: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.96/m² a month.

€9.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Blasimon€9.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€9.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.32 to €11.81/m² a month)
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Nicolas de Blasimon and 2 more in and around Blasimon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Blasimon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blasimon

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Landmarks

Blasimon has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ancienne église abbatiale Saint-Maurice, actuelle église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin de Labarthe: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Blasimon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blasimon yet.

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Blasimon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Castillon-la-BatailleSaint-Quentin-de-BaronLa RéoleCréonLibourneCadillac-sur-GaronneCastillon-la-BatailleSaint-Quentin-de-BaronLa RéoleCréonLibourneCadillac-sur-GaronneBlasimon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Blasimon959—————
Castillon-la-Bataille3,3447.6DA−D−D
Saint-Quentin-de-Baron2,71311—C−—B−
La Réole4,48712C+B+D−C
Créon4,95013B−CB−B
Libourne25,03614C−C−D−B
Cadillac-sur-Garonne2,67014DB−DD−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Blasimon

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Blasimon is a commune of 959 people in the Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers. 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

Population
959 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.5 sq mi (29.7 km²)
INSEE code
33057

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.