Good on most counts; one lags. Its strongest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Léognan earns a B: better than 63% of compared French towns, and #31 of 100 in Gironde. Add jobs & income to its strengths: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.2% unemployment. The drawback is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Léognan 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 Léognan.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Léognan sees fewer deaths than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 71 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Gironde: 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 843 residents of Léognan died, against 1,082 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% fewer. The town has 11 family doctors.
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Léognan · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Haut Leveque Chu
5.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Msp Bordeaux Bagatelle
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in Léognan cost more than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,410/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.72/m² a month, above both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 96% were houses. The market in Léognan: 270 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,410/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Léognan€3,410/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,456/m²
260
€14.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.97 to €18.11/m² a month)
8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,830
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Montesquieu
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Léognan: 5 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Léognan is Église Saint-Martin. The town has 4.7 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Gironde’s towns (1.5) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 4 of 5.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
90.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3.7 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Léognan, 97.0% passed the bac, above Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Schools rank #60 of 93 in Gironde.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Less crime per resident in Léognan than in 62% of compared French towns
The police record for Léognan lists 216 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5 cases of violence against people and 13.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Burglary topped the graded crimes in Léognan (2025).
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary72
Criminal damage39
Theft from vehicles37
Family violence28
Sexual violence15
Vehicle theft13
Other physical violence12
Fraud90
Theft without violence47
Drug use8
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
216
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Léognan run higher than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: a median €31,310 a year per consumption unit
Of those in the labour force, 8.2% are unemployed. 8.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 3.5% of working residents in Léognan didn’t travel to work at all.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
2,500
jobs based in Léognan, 0.5 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 40% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Léognan is a graduates’ town: 46% hold a degree, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
9.3% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 25% of the population. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
48median age
LéognanGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: BlueGinkgo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château d'Olivier: Photo: PA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château Belin: Photo: PA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Parc du château du Thil: Photo: Marcel Delboy · Public domain
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Léognan
Is Léognan safe?
It grades B for safety, #40 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 72 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Léognan good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #60 of 93 in Gironde. 97% of 458 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des Graves in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Léognan expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Léognan grades C− for cost of living.
About Léognan
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Léognan is a commune of 10,670 people in the Communauté de communes de Montesquieu. 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
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.
