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A town of 1,130 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Fronsac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Fronsac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fronsac 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.
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Fronsac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Fronsac. Best known first.
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Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fronsac.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Fronsac have one GP on hand. Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: 347 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 187: 86% above.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
29% of residents are 65 or over. Half the people of Fronsac are older than 50.9. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, close to Gironde’s towns (34%) and above compared French towns (30%).
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Fronsac | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.30/m² a month, below Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Sales in Fronsac from July 2023 to June 2026: 32 houses and apartments. The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,620/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 203 | 100%+3 pts |
| Lycée privé Montesquieu PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 146 | 98%−1 pt |
| Collège Eugène AtgetBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 70 | 94%+5 pts |
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.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Fronsac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 450 residents in work, Fronsac has 450 jobs: 1 each. 6.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,830 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Fronsac 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 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fronsac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fronsac | 1,130 | — | — | B+ | — | D− |
| Libourne | 25,036 | 2.1 | C− | C− | D− | B |
| Vayres | 4,615 | 3 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Izon | 6,374 | 4.2 | B | C− | A | C+ |
| Galgon | 3,144 | 4.3 | — | B− | — | B |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile | 5,955 | 5.7 | B | C+ | A− | B− |
| Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac | 4,881 | 5.8 | A | C+ | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fronsac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 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 37% of compared French towns. 98% of 146 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Montesquieu in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fronsac grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fronsac is a commune of 1,130 people in the Communauté de communes du Fronsadais. 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.