Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 663 residents.
Cursan isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cursan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Christophe, in Baron, 2.1 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cursan.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.1% of the town, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Among adults, 39% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Cursan | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €28,430 a year per consumption unit, close to Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and above compared French towns (€25,970). For its 300 residents in work, Cursan has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.9% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 8.9 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François MitterrandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 228 | 91%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
22 houses and apartments changed hands in Cursan from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €11.26/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Cursan. Best known first.
Nothing in Cursan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cursan yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursan | 663 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Créon | 4,950 | 1.9 | B− | C | B− | B |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron | 2,713 | 3 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Sadirac | 4,769 | 3 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Sallebœuf | 2,767 | 4.1 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Fargues-Saint-Hilaire | 3,543 | 5.1 | A− | C | A− | C |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux | 3,450 | 5.3 | — | C+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cursan is a commune of 663 people in the Communauté de communes du Créonnais. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.