Strong in places, weak in others. Where it does best is safety (A) — an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At B− overall, Le Teich is better than just over half of compared French towns and ranks #48 of 100 in Gironde. Cost of living is its weak spot: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on jobs & income as well (C) — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.8% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools, C+ for health and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
Each subject compares Le Teich 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 Le Teich.
Safety
For crime per resident, Le Teich sits below 86% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 107 offenses in Le Teich in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage55
Burglary17
Theft from vehicles13
Family violence11
Other physical violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud63
Drug use33
Theft without violence29
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.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
107
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.0%
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 sexual violence and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
Buying in Le Teich costs more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €4,004/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.93/m² a month, about level with Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house in Le Teich goes for €4,138/m², an apartment for €3,800/m². The sales split: 71% houses, the rest apartments.
€4,004/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Teich€4,004/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,138/m²
220
Apartments
€3,800/m²
90
€13.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.84 to €16.39/m² a month)
9.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.82/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)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Le Teich has higher unemployment than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 11.8%
Median disposable income comes to €28,280 a year per consumption unit. Public transport took a tenth of Le Teich’s working residents to work at the census. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Le Teich didn’t travel to work at all.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport10%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
1,700
jobs based in Le Teich, 0.4 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Le Teich sees 90 deaths per 100 expected, against 84 in Gironde’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 9 general practitioners in Le Teich. In Gironde, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 823 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 871, 6% more.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Le Teich · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Arcachon
4.3 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
16% are under 15, lower than Gironde’s towns (18%) and near compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Le Teich are older than 45.1. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
45.1median age
Le TeichGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Teich
Is Le Teich safe?
It grades A for safety, #9 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 55 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Teich good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #35 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Teich expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Teich grades C− for cost of living.
About Le Teich
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Teich is a commune of 9,180 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
9,180 (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.
