La Teste-de-Buch’s weakest is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The town grades C− overall and ranks #77 of 100 in Gironde. Nationally, it does better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns. Safety is weaker too (C−): an average of 8.5 recorded violent incidents and 20.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fewer journeys need a car: 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 La Teste-de-Buch 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 La Teste-de-Buch.
HousingCost of living D
A home in La Teste-de-Buch sells for €5,102/m², more than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in La Teste-de-Buch sell for €4,737/m², houses for €5,394/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.98/m² a month, higher than both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 70% houses, the rest apartments.
€5,102/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Teste-de-Buch€5,102/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,394/m²
908
Apartments
€4,737/m²
389
€14.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.77 to €19.05/m² a month)
12.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Bassin d'Arcachon Sud (COBAS)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
La Teste-de-Buch skews older, with 33% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. La Teste-de-Buch has a median age of 52.4.
52.4median age
La Teste-de-BuchGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in La Teste-de-Buch than in 79% of compared French towns
768 offenses were reported in La Teste-de-Buch during 2025. With 13,700 jobs for 10,800 working residents, La Teste-de-Buch draws people in from neighbouring communes. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
8.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage272
Burglary133
Family violence118
Other physical violence90
Theft from vehicles72
Vehicle theft43
Sexual violence40
Theft without violence245
Fraud182
Drug use127
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.
8.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
768
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Getting about on foot is easier in La Teste-de-Buch than in 78% of compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €27,940 a year per consumption unit, close to Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 11.5% are unemployed. 15.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport6%
On foot6%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
13,700
jobs based in La Teste-de-Buch, 1.3 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,940
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 78% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
La Teste-de-Buch has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 1.9% 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
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in La Teste-de-Buch run lower than in 55% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its four care homes for older people (250 places) count their residents as La Teste-de-Buch’s; allowing for them, deaths were 14% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 3,790 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 3,476, 8% fewer. In Gironde, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of La Teste-de-Buch can choose among 39 GPs.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
39
GPs in La Teste-de-Buch · 5.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Arcachon
1.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Arcachon
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Baptiste Serin: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · David Belliard: AF Ledru, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aurélie Bonnan: Chris93, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse: Ian Robertson from East Lothian, Scotland, CC BY 2.0 · Jean-Hubert Debrousse: Édouard Debat-Ponsan, Public domain · Jean-Philippe Ichard: JeanPhilippeIchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
La Teste-de-Buch’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Teste-de-Buch
Is La Teste-de-Buch safe?
It grades C− for safety, #70 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 133 burglaries and 272 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Teste-de-Buch good?
They grade C+, better than 35% of compared French towns and #62 of 93 in Gironde. The lycée stands out: 100% of 114 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-Elme in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Teste-de-Buch expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Teste-de-Buch grades D for cost of living.
About La Teste-de-Buch
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Teste-de-Buch is a commune of 27,566 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bassin d'Arcachon Sud (COBAS). 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
Population
27,566 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Bassin d'Arcachon Sud (COBAS)
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.
