Cénac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A+): bac results 4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.7 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cénac 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 Cénac.
Schools
Brevet results near Cénac run high: 98.1% passed, above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 96% of 82 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 5.1 mi away. A collège lies 1.6 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The middle sale price in Cénac: €3,161/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.41/m² a month, near Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €13.47/m² a month. 64 houses and apartments changed hands in Cénac from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,161/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Cénac€3,161/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,161/m²
64
€14.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.30 to €18.37/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Portes de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Cénac sees fewer deaths than 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 130 residents of Cénac died, against 155 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. At birth, a girl in Gironde can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The town has 2 family doctors.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Cénac · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Nouvelle clinique Bordeaux Tondu
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Msp Bordeaux Bagatelle
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Cénac: 12% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Cénac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Cénac hold a degree than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 48%
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of residents, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Half the people of Cénac are older than 45.1.
45.1median age
CénacGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Cénac is better off than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,010 a year per consumption unit
6.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Cénac number 500, against 1,000 residents in work (0.5 per worker). At the census, 5.3% of working residents in Cénac went to work by public transport.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
500
jobs based in Cénac, 0.5 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 50% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Cénac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Among the graded crimes in Cénac, the most frequent was burglary (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Cénac show 14 offenses in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 9.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5.2 (2023–2025 average).
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary9
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
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.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
31.0%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 31.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cénac
Is Cénac safe?
Cénac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Cénac good?
They grade A+, better than 95% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cénac expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cénac grades C for cost of living.
About Cénac
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cénac is a commune of 2,195 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes 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
2,195 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
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.
