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A town of 1,334 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,524/m² takes 4.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de l'Estuaire. Its weakest is jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. It lags on walkability as well (D).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Cartelègue has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Cartelègue does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cartelègue 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.
Cartelègue has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cartelègue, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cartelègue.
3.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 11.2%, above both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.3% of working residents in Cartelègue didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Cartelègue. Life expectancy in Gironde: 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 89 residents of Cartelègue died, against 111 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cartelègue, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 19% of residents are children under 15. Typical age in Cartelègue: 45, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Cartelègue | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.87/m² a month, lower than both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 32 houses and apartments changed hands in Cartelègue from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,516/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Cartelègue has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Romain: Photo: GBR2blaye · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Cartelègue.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartelègue | 1,334 | — | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Blaye | 5,066 | 5.5 | D− | C+ | D− | C |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde | 3,175 | 7.1 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Saint-Savin | 3,582 | 7.6 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Pauillac | 5,190 | 8.3 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac | 2,586 | 9.5 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Cézac | 2,727 | 10 | — | C | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cartelègue has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Cartelègue grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cartelègue is a commune of 1,334 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Estuaire. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.