Schools are where it shines: brevet results a point above the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €1,592/m² costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Guîtres has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Guîtres 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 Guîtres.
HealthHealth C−
Guîtres’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Guîtres: 98 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 131 residents of Guîtres died, against 133 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Guîtres is Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne, 8.9 mi away. In Gironde, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Guîtres · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
8.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Guîtres are out of work than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.1%
At the census, 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €22,150 a year per consumption unit, below Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Guîtres, 0.5 per working resident
14.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Guîtres keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Guîtres is Église Notre-Dame. The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Guîtres than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.19/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
61 sales of houses and apartments in Guîtres, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,592/m². House rents are put at about €8.79/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses.
€1,592/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Guîtres€1,592/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,593/m²
59
€11.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €14.05/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Guîtres
Is Guîtres safe?
Guîtres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 13.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Guîtres good?
They grade B, better than 61% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Guîtres expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,592/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Guîtres grades B for cost of living.
About Guîtres
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Guîtres is a commune of 1,631 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. 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.
