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A town of 746 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Fontet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Fontet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fontet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontet.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 21% have a degree. Ages in Fontet split evenly at 50.4: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Fontet | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fontet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Fontet has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 8.5% are unemployed.
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.
Near Fontet, 97.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 1.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul EsquinanceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 126 | 93%+7 pts |
| Lycée Jean RenouNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 156 | 97%±0 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.16/m² a month, below both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.93/m² a month. Sales in Fontet from July 2023 to June 2026: 34 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,328/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Fontet. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des Quat'Sos3 km north, in La RéoleAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de La Réole2.9 km north, in La RéoleFortFortEnceinte de La Réole3 km north, in La RéoleArt galleryArt galleryLabo3 km north, in La RéolePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Fontet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Front: Photo: Henry SALOMÉ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontet yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fontet is a commune of 746 people in the Communauté de communes du Réolais en 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.