Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Esseintes.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Les Esseintes than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults
15% are under 15, below both Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7% of the town. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town.
50.5median age
Les EsseintesGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Les Esseintes keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. Les Esseintes has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Les Esseintes are out of work than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 12.5%
The median disposable income was €24,960 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Gironde’s towns (€27,420). Jobs based in Les Esseintes number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Also worth knowing: 7.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Les Esseintes, 0.5 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Les Esseintes, 97.0% passed the bac, above both Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Les Esseintes
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Esseintes is a commune of 244 people in the Communauté de communes du Réolais en 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
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.
