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Home to 1,413 people, this town lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The weak point is walkability (C−). Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,141/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Illats 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 Illats 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.
Illats has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Illats; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
28% 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 Illats.
At the census, 7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €27,200 a year per consumption unit, near Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Illats is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 7.3 mi away. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Illats come to 97 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 236 residents of Illats died, against 177 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% more. In Gironde, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,141/m²: 32 houses and apartments sold in Illats between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.25/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.51/m² a month, near Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,141/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Illats; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Half of Illats is older than 45.8, half younger. 32% of adults hold a degree, lower than Gironde’s towns (34%) and near compared French towns (30%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Illats | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Illats. Best known first.
Illats has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Illats 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illats | 1,413 | — | — | C | — | C |
| Podensac | 3,269 | 3.5 | C | C+ | C | C |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 2,670 | 3.8 | D | B− | D | D− |
| Toulenne | 2,881 | 5.9 | B− | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Portets | 2,618 | 6.7 | — | C− | — | B |
| Langon | 7,674 | 6.9 | C | C+ | D− | B |
| Saint-Selve | 3,746 | 7 | — | C | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Illats has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,141/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Illats grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Illats is a commune of 1,413 people in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne. 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.