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A town of 7,674 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Langon grades C overall: better than 26% of compared French towns, and #74 of 100 in Gironde. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 25.5 recorded violent incidents and 33.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,115/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% 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 overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Langon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Langon 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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Langon has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Langon. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Respidein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Malle4.1 km northwest, in PreignacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tardes2.8 km northeast, in Saint-MacaireMuseumMuseumDomaine de Malagar3.7 km north, in Saint-MaixantAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Saint-Macaire2.7 km northeast, in Saint-MacaireFortFortEnceinte de Saint-Macaire3.1 km northeast, in Saint-MacairePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Langon.
On the Safety Grade, Langon ranks 98th of the 100 compared towns in Gironde. The town has 8,350 jobs for 3,100 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Its tally for 2025: 494 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. 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. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
13.2% of the labour force were unemployed, above Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. 28% of residents are 65 or over, above both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Langon have a median age of 46.4.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Langon | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 9.2% of the total, above Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,227 residents of Langon died, against 1,104 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. Its four care homes for older people (303 places) count their residents as Langon’s; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Langon sell for €2,152/m² and apartments for €2,076/m². Behind the median of €2,115/m²: 283 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 283 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,152/m² | 163 |
| Apartments | €2,076/m² | 120 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #49 of 93 in Gironde. At the general lycée, 96% of 367 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Toulouse LautrecNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 170 | 85%−5 pts |
| Lycée Jean MoulinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 367 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège Élise DerocheBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 128 | 91%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Langon has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais: Photo: Olivier Aumage · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr · Maison du 16e siècle: Photo: David Perez · CC BY 4.0
10 notable people were born in Langon.
Benjamin Sene: Timan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Martine Faure: Jean Luc Boulin, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades D− for safety, #98 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 46 burglaries and 159 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns and #49 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,115/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Langon grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Langon is a commune of 7,674 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. 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.
