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It is a town of 1,655 residents in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add jobs & income to its strengths: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. Its weakest subject is walkability — 3% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,105/m² takes 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Fargues 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 Fargues 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.
Fargues has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fargues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Fargues. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fargues.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
100 deaths in Fargues between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 146: 32% below. In Gironde, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Fargues is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 2.3 mi away.
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 care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
At the census, 7.7% of commuters got to work without a car. After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,460 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.9 mi to the nearest one. The bac pass rate near Fargues is 94.2%, about level with Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). At the general lycée, 96% of 367 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 91%±0 pts |
| Lycée Jean MoulinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 367 | 96%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fargues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. Ages in Fargues split evenly at 47.1: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Fargues | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €2,105/m², below both Gironde’s towns (€3,176/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 49 homes in Fargues. A house rents for an estimated €8.93/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,105/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Fargues has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Fargues: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Fargues as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Fargues has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fargues grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fargues is a commune of 1,655 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
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 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.