Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 4,907 people.
School results trail most towns: brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Overall, Castelnau-de-Médoc earns a D, which places it #86 of 100 in Gironde. On that grade it does better than 15% of compared French towns. It is a safe place by the numbers: an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At €2,750/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Médullienne. Health lags (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Castelnau-de-Médoc 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Castelnau-de-Médoc as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Avensan, 2.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castelnau-de-Médoc.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #77 of 93 in Gironde.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège CanteraneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 152 | 82%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Castelnau-de-Médoc is Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde, 10.2 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 537 residents of Castelnau-de-Médoc died, against 418 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% more. Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Castelnau-de-Médoc can choose among 6 GPs.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,750/m², comes from 209 sales of houses and apartments in Castelnau-de-Médoc from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.89/m² a month. Houses made up 87% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,789/m² | 181 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie figures for Castelnau-de-Médoc show 78 offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
19% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8% of the population. The age that splits Castelnau-de-Médoc in two is 40.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Castelnau-de-Médoc | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
1,300 jobs are based in Castelnau-de-Médoc, for 2,200 working residents (0.6 per worker). No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents here at the census. The median disposable income was €26,250 a year per consumption unit, below Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Castelnau-de-Médoc. Best known first.
Nothing in Castelnau-de-Médoc is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Castelnau-de-Médoc.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-de-Médoc | 4,907 | — | D | C | B+ | D |
| Avensan | 3,140 | 2.1 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Listrac-Médoc | 2,807 | 3.4 | B− | C+ | A− | B− |
| Arsac | 4,124 | 5.7 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Margaux-Cantenac | 2,845 | 5.7 | A | C+ | A− | A− |
| Sainte-Hélène | 3,091 | 6 | — | C− | — | A− |
| Saint-Laurent-Médoc | 4,914 | 8.1 | B | C | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #30 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns and #77 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,750/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.10/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Castelnau-de-Médoc grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Castelnau-de-Médoc is a commune of 4,907 people in the Communauté de communes Médullienne. 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 9, 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.