Macau grades A− overall: better than 83% of compared French towns, and #10 of 100 in Gironde. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A−): an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 11.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Macau 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 Macau.
Safety
Crime per resident in Macau runs lower than in 84% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 73 offenses in the graded categories in Macau in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Macau, burglary came up most often (2025). For other physical violence and sexual violence, 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, 7.7% of the index here.
3.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary26
Family violence16
Vehicle theft11
Criminal damage11
Theft from vehicles9
Armed robbery0
Fraud25
Theft without violence15
Drug use7
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.
3.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
73
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.7%
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
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Macau sees fewer deaths than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 75 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Macau below both Gironde’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 218 residents of Macau died, against 292 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw75
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Macau · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde
8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Jean Villar
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C
The median sale price of homes in Macau is €2,746/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 115 sales of houses and apartments in Macau from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,176/m² for the median of compared towns in Gironde.
€2,746/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Macau€2,746/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,792/m²
109
€13.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.77 to €16.08/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,150
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Médoc Estuaire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Macau: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Macau comes above both Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Macau: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Macau is Église Notre-Dame.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Unemployment in Macau, 5.8%, runs below Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
For Macau, that is below both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Macau has 650 jobs for 2,300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 8.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Macau, 0.3 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,880
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 50% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Macau
Is Macau safe?
It grades A− for safety, #13 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
Is Macau expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.16/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Macau grades C for cost of living.
About Macau
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Macau is a commune of 4,576 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Estuaire. 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.
