Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Gradignan grades C+ overall, better than 43% of compared French towns. That places it #59 of 100 in Gironde. Safety lags: an average of 8.1 recorded violent incidents and 19.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on walkability as well — 73% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Gradignan 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gradignan.
HousingCost of living D
Buying in Gradignan costs more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,577/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Gradignan goes for €3,771/m², an apartment for €3,477/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.98/m² a month, above both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Also worth knowing: between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 872 homes here.
€3,577/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gradignan€3,577/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,771/m²
346
Apartments
€3,477/m²
526
€14.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.43 to €18.04/m² a month)
9.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Bordeaux Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Gradignan loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 73 per 100 expected, below Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 2,415 residents of Gradignan died, against 2,873 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 34 general practitioners here.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
34
GPs in Gradignan · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Mutualiste de Pessac
2.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Msp Bordeaux Bagatelle
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Gradignan is better off than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,230 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Gradignan: 11,050, for 10,850 residents in work (1 each). Bus, tram or train carried 11.3% of working residents in Gradignan to work at the census.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport11%
Bicycle7%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
11,050
jobs based in Gradignan, 1 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Gradignan than in 75% of compared French towns
All told, Gradignan had 802 recorded offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
8.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage225
Theft from vehicles182
Burglary113
Other physical violence110
Family violence77
Vehicle theft48
Sexual violence47
Fraud190
Theft without violence175
Drug use62
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
802
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
89.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 11 collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #64 of 93 in Gironde.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments in Gradignan, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.5% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Gradignan is Château de Tauzia. The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A young town: 17% of people in Gradignan are 15 to 24, more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
48% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Half of Gradignan is older than 41.1, half younger.
41.1median age
GradignanGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
17%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Ancien hôpital de Cayac: Photo: L Étranger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fours " bouteille ": Photo: Leeloo64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour du télégraphe Chappe: Photo: Leeloo64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Tauzia: Photo: Hugon Christophe · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gradignan
Is Gradignan safe?
It grades C for safety, #65 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 113 burglaries and 225 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gradignan good?
They grade C, better than 35% of compared French towns and #64 of 93 in Gironde. 97% of 458 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des Graves in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gradignan expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gradignan grades D for cost of living.
About Gradignan
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gradignan is a commune of 26,952 people in the Bordeaux Métropole. 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
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.
