Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 176 people, lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Francs out for now. Second homes make up a tenth of its housing. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Francs does most differently from other towns.
Francs has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.
42% 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 Francs.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.6%. Degrees are held by 17% of adults, lower than both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Francs in two is 56.3.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Francs | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.2% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 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.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Francs is Église Saint-Martin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Francs holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 7.8%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Francs: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Francs has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Francs 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 →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francs | 176 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle | 3,167 | 4.8 | B | B | B | B− |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 3,344 | 6.4 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Coutras | 8,678 | 8.7 | D− | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Montpon-Ménestérol Dordogne | 5,866 | 9.4 | D | B+ | C | D |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile | 5,955 | 9.7 | B | C+ | A− | B− |
| Libourne | 25,036 | 12 | C− | C− | D− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Francs is a commune of 176 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Saint-Émilionnais. 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.