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A town of 1,335 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Lamarque has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. At the median price of €1,737/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Médoc Estuaire. Its strongest is walkability (B): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% 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 one thing Lamarque does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lamarque 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lamarque as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fort Médoc, in Cussac-Fort-Médoc, 1.4 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lamarque.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents. 18% are under 15, near Gironde’s towns (18%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Lamarque is 41.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Lamarque | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.2% 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%). 7.8% of the labour force are out of work.
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.
Lamarque has 3 family doctors. Its care home for older people (60 places) counts its residents as Lamarque’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 185 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 241, 30% more. Life expectancy in Gironde: 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
49 sales of houses and apartments in Lamarque, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,737/m². House rents are put at about €11.91/m² a month. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,783/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Lamarque. Best known first.
ChâteauFort Paté4.1 km northeast, in BlayeChâteauChâteauFort Médoc2.3 km northeast, in Cussac-Fort-MédocChâteauChâteauChâteau Bernones2.6 km north, in Cussac-Fort-MédocMuseumMuseumMusée des Arts et Métiers de la Vigne et du Vin2.2 km southwest, in Moulis-en-MédocAttractionAttractionChâteau Lamothe Bergeron3.1 km north, in Cussac-Fort-MédocPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Lamarque is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Lamarque.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamarque | 1,335 | — | — | B− | — | B− |
| Blaye | 5,066 | 3.8 | D− | C+ | D− | C |
| Listrac-Médoc | 2,807 | 4 | B− | C+ | A− | B− |
| Margaux-Cantenac | 2,845 | 4.5 | A | C+ | A− | A− |
| Avensan | 3,140 | 4.7 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Castelnau-de-Médoc | 4,907 | 6.1 | D | C | B+ | D |
| Saint-Laurent-Médoc | 4,914 | 6.2 | B | C | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lamarque has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 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 €1,737/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.89/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lamarque grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lamarque is a commune of 1,335 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Estuaire. 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.