Coutras grades D− overall: better than 4% of compared French towns, and #97 of 100 in Gironde. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 13 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,767/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. Its strongest is walkability (B): 65% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Coutras 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Coutras runs higher than in 78% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 245 offenses in Coutras in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 16 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 13 (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
13recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage60
Family violence58
Burglary44
Other physical violence32
Sexual violence29
Theft from vehicles12
Vehicle theft10
Theft without violence51
Fraud47
Drug use10
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.
13
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
245
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Coutras hold a degree than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
Over-65s are 27% of the population. 15% are under 15, below Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town.
49.5median age
CoutrasGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Coutras sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Coutras is Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne, 10 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,095 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,231, 12% more. Life expectancy at birth in Gironde is 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 7 GPs practise here.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw112
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Coutras · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
10 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Coutras is Puits dit de Henri IV. 10% of its homes were built before 1919, above Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Coutras gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,767/m²: 323 houses and apartments sold in Coutras between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €12.06/m² a month, below Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €9.83/m² a month.
€1,767/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Coutras€1,767/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,768/m²
273
Apartments
€1,762/m²
50
€12.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.64 to €15.08/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Coutras
Is Coutras safe?
It grades C− for safety, #69 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 60 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Coutras good?
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Coutras expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,767/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €1,768/m² (273 sales), apartments €1,762/m² (50 sales). Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Coutras grades C+ for cost of living.
About Coutras
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coutras is a commune of 8,678 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. 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.
