Lormont grades D− overall: better than 2% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 12.8 recorded violent incidents and 28.5 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 €2,601/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Bordeaux Métropole. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 36% 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 Lormont 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 Lormont.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Lormont has higher unemployment than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 17.9%
The median disposable income was €20,330 a year per consumption unit, below Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs based in Lormont number 9,800, against 10,650 residents in work (0.9 per worker). No commute at all: 2.1% of working residents locally at the census.
36%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving60%
Public transport27%
On foot5%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
9,800
jobs based in Lormont, 0.9 per working resident
17.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Lormont runs higher than in 96% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 1,019 offenses in Lormont. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
12.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage353
Theft from vehicles193
Family violence157
Other physical violence100
Vehicle theft94
Sexual violence90
Burglary32
Theft without violence219
Fraud96
Drug use90
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.
12.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
28.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,019
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
82.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the 17 collèges within 5 km, 3.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Lormont is 87.9%, below Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. On results, collèges and lycées here come #80 of 93 in Gironde.
90%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 14% of people in Lormont are 15 to 24, more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
15% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 26% of adults.
35.5median age
LormontGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
HousingCost of living C−
Lormont earns a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,601/m², comes from 637 sales of houses and apartments in Lormont from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Lormont sell for €3,010/m² and apartments for €2,442/m². Also worth knowing: the estimated advertised rent is €14.03/m² a month, close to Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,601/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lormont€2,601/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,010/m²
213
Apartments
€2,442/m²
424
€14.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.03 to €16.35/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Bordeaux Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2004
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Since 2004, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 4. 3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
4historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit4
10th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
2004
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Lormont has a higher adjusted death rate than 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,780 deaths in Lormont from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,838, 3% more. Its three care homes for older people (272 places) count their residents as Lormont’s; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. There are 45 general practitioners locally. Life expectancy in Gironde: 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
45
GPs in Lormont · 8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive Droite Cliniq Quatre Pavillons
0.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive Droite Cliniq Quatre Pavillons
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ermitage Sainte-Catherine: Photo: E. Piganeau · Public domain · Ancien château: Photo: Cenis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lormont
Is Lormont safe?
It grades D− for safety, #88 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 353 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lormont good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #80 of 93 in Gironde. 87% of 301 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Élie Faure in 2025, 7 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lormont expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,601/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Lormont grades C− for cost of living.
About Lormont
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lormont is a commune of 25,769 people in the Bordeaux Métropole. 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.
