Housing is within reach (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.0% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car (C+). Homes go for a median €1,761/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Castets et Castillon 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.
Each subject compares Castets et Castillon 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 Castets et Castillon.
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Castets et Castillon costs less than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.16/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.76/m² a month. Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 43 homes were sold in Castets et Castillon.
€1,761/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Castets et Castillon€1,761/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,811/m²
42
€10.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.10 to €12.76/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Money is tighter in Castets et Castillon than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,810 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 7.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Castets et Castillon, 0.3 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 35% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Castets et Castillon sees fewer deaths than 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 160 deaths in Castets et Castillon from 2016 to 2025; there were 156, 2% fewer. Its care home for older people (20 places) counts its residents as Castets et Castillon’s; allowing for it, deaths were 16% below expected. 3 GPs practise here. In Gironde, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Castets et Castillon · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
5.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Castets et Castillon keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 25% 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. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Castets et Castillon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Castets et Castillon are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
25% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, lower than both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: the median resident of Castets et Castillon is 46.9 years old.
46.9median age
Castets et CastillonGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Castets et Castillon
Is Castets et Castillon safe?
Castets et Castillon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 11.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Castets et Castillon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Castets et Castillon grades B+ for cost of living.
About Castets et Castillon
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Castets et Castillon is a commune of 1,551 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. 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.
