Libourne grades C− overall: better than 16% of compared French towns, and #85 of 100 in Gironde. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 18.1 recorded violent incidents and 22.9 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 €2,400/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. Its strongest is walkability (A): 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% 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.
Each subject compares Libourne 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 Libourne.
Safety
Libourne records more crime per resident than 96% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Libourne show 954 offenses in 2025. This Gironde town has 19,350 jobs for 9,600 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Also worth knowing: in 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
18.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage290
Other physical violence188
Family violence144
Sexual violence122
Theft from vehicles100
Burglary76
Vehicle theft34
Theft without violence311
Fraud192
Drug use171
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.
18.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
954
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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, 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, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Libourne, 15.7%, runs above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,480 a year. At the census, 26.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport11%
On foot10%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
19,350
jobs based in Libourne, 2 per working resident
15.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The median home in Libourne sells for €2,400/m², against €3,176/m² in Gironde’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Libourne, houses go for €2,500/m² and apartments for €2,308/m². This Gironde town recorded 1,019 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.98/m² a month.
€2,400/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Libourne€2,400/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,500/m²
611
Apartments
€2,308/m²
408
€12.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.48 to €15.99/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Libourne keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Libourne has 4.4 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Gironde’s towns (1.5) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2014. It has 11 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 8 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Porte du Port.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Libourne sees fewer deaths than 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,771 deaths in Libourne from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,780, about as many. Its eight care homes for older people (507 places) count their residents as Libourne’s; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. For a family doctor, residents of Libourne can choose among 44 GPs. Women in Gironde live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
44
GPs in Libourne · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
0.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
92.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Libourne is 90.3%, below Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Its schools’ results rank #56 of 93 in Gironde. At the three general lycées, 94% of 799 candidates passed the bac, 1.8 points below the expected rate.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Libourne: 12% are 15 to 24, above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
23% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 16%, below Gironde’s towns (18%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
44median age
LibourneGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Porte du Port: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de ville: Photo: Matthieu Nouzille · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ancien couvent des Cordeliers: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Jean: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0
Eugène Atget: Unidentified photographer, Public domain · Mickaël Delage: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Quentin Pacher: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pierre Lewden: Agence Rol, Public domain · Lucas Dussoulier: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jacques Léon Clément-Thomas: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Libourne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Libourne
Is Libourne safe?
It grades D− for safety, #88 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 76 burglaries and 290 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Libourne good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #56 of 93 in Gironde. 93% of 561 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Max Linder 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 Libourne expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.95/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Libourne grades C− for cost of living.
About Libourne
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Libourne is a commune of 25,036 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. 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.
