Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 183 residents in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Giscos out for now. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes. 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Giscos does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Giscos as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Clair de Gouts ou Goux, in Allons, 6 mi away.
25% 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 Giscos.
Among adults, 13% have a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.1%, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Giscos by age and the one in the middle is 56.1.
45% women, 55% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Giscos | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Giscos counts 0.6 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). The unemployment rate comes to 10.8%. Bus, tram or train carried 4.4% of working residents in Giscos to work at the census.
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.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Giscos from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Giscos 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 Giscos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giscos | 183 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bazas | 4,854 | 11 | A− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Casteljaloux Lot-et-Garonne | 4,755 | 13 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Giscos is a commune of 183 people in the Communauté de communes du Bazadais. 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.