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The town has 4,045 residents and lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Over-65s are 33% of the population.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Where it does best is schools: brevet results 8 points above the expected rate. Taken together, its subjects give Hourtin a B− overall, better than 51% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #46 of 100 in Gironde. Recorded crime is low: an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Hourtin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hourtin 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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Hourtin has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.
3.8% 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 Hourtin.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #1 of 93 in Gironde on results. The brevet pass rate near Hourtin is 97.0%, above both Gironde’s towns (89.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 15.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules ChambrelentNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 97%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Hourtin goes for €3,484/m², an apartment for €2,688/m². Houses were two thirds of what sold. The market locally: 313 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,484/m² | 211 |
| Apartments | €2,688/m² | 102 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 26% have a degree. A third of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Hourtin | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
In all, 69 offenses reached the police record in Hourtin in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 5.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Hourtin records 96 deaths per 100 expected, above Gironde’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88) alike. 376 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 393: 4% below. The nearest emergency department to Hourtin is Clinique Mutualiste du Medoc, 10.3 mi away. This Gironde town has 3 family doctors.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.8% of the total, below both Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 8.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Hourtin holds 850 jobs; 1,300 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €26,270 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gardens, family days out and museums in and near Hourtin. Best known first.
Hourtin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Phare d'Hourtin: Photo: Georges.schultz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hourtin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourtin | 4,045 | — | B− | D | A− | C |
| Lesparre-Médoc | 5,872 | 10 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Saint-Laurent-Médoc | 4,914 | 12 | B | C | A+ | B |
| Vendays-Montalivet | 2,838 | 12 | D− | C | D− | C |
| Lacanau | 5,739 | 14 | C− | D− | D− | B+ |
| Listrac-Médoc | 2,807 | 15 | B− | C+ | A− | B− |
| Pauillac | 5,190 | 15 | C− | B | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #28 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns and #1 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.47/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hourtin grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hourtin is a commune of 4,045 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique. 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.