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A town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 7,292 people.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Households here earn well: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment. With an A− overall, Le Pian-Médoc is better than four fifths of compared French towns. That places it #14 of 100 in Gironde. People here tend to be in good health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. What holds it back is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too — nearly two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Le Pian-Médoc does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Pian-Médoc 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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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Pian-Médoc; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage in and near Le Pian-Médoc. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau La Lagune4.6 km northeast, in Ludon-Médoc
ChâteauChâteau d'Agassac4.6 km east, in Ludon-MédocChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tanaïs2.7 km south, in BlanquefortChâteauChâteauBrun5 km southwest, in Le Taillan-MédocChâteauChâteauCastel Cora Morton3.2 km southeast, in BlanquefortChâteauChâteauChâteau Cambon3.2 km southeast, in BlanquefortPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Pian-Médoc.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 326 residents of Le Pian-Médoc died, against 449 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% fewer. In Gironde, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Le Pian-Médoc is Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine, 7.4 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Le Pian-Médoc can choose among 9 GPs.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
5.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €30,350 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Le Pian-Médoc didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.10/m² a month, close to Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €12.69/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,286/m² | 164 |
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Le Pian-Médoc, 98.0% passed the bac, higher than both Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #19 of 93 in Gironde. For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Wangari MaathaiNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 148 | 94%±0 pts |
| Lycée Jean MonnetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 236 | 98%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 2025 count: 112 offenses in Le Pian-Médoc. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.7 cases of violence against people and 13 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Graduates make up 41% of adults. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.1%, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Le Pian-Médoc | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 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.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, below Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Le Pian-Médoc has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Seurin: Photo: User:Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Pian-Médoc as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pian-Médoc | 7,292 | — | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Blanquefort | 17,215 | 2.8 | C | D | D | A− |
| Parempuyre | 10,672 | 2.9 | C | C− | B− | B+ |
| Ludon-Médoc | 5,578 | 3.1 | B | C− | A | A |
| Le Taillan-Médoc | 11,073 | 3.1 | B− | D | C+ | B+ |
| Arsac | 4,124 | 3.3 | A− | C− | A− | B+ |
| Macau | 4,576 | 4.2 | A− | C | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #32 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #19 of 93 in Gironde. 98% of 236 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Monnet in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Pian-Médoc grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Pian-Médoc is a commune of 7,292 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 November 9, 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.