Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its strongest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (C): 30% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are dear (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade comes out at A, #7 of 100 in Gironde. It comes out better than 87% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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 Margaux-Cantenac 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 Margaux-Cantenac.
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Margaux-Cantenac 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.
In Gironde, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 206 residents of Margaux-Cantenac died, against 225 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Margaux-Cantenac is Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde, 7.1 mi away. 10 GPs practise in the town.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Margaux-Cantenac · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde
7.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Margaux-Cantenac than in 81% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 41 offenses in Margaux-Cantenac. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.9 violent offenses and 11.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage21
Family violence7
Theft from vehicles7
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Fraud14
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.
3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
41
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
16.2%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (16.2% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Margaux-Cantenac has lower unemployment than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9%
7.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 1,350 residents in work, Margaux-Cantenac has 1,150 jobs: 0.8 each. Households’ median disposable income: €26,740 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
1,150
jobs based in Margaux-Cantenac, 0.8 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Margaux-Cantenac than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults
Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.5% of residents, lower than both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older.
41.8median age
Margaux-CantenacGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
8%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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+
A home in Margaux-Cantenac sells for €2,263/m², less than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 98% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 103 homes in Margaux-Cantenac. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.89/m² a month, about level with Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,263/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Margaux-Cantenac€2,263/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,259/m²
101
€13.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.38 to €16.94/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.67/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 Margaux-Cantenac: 19% 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.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Margaux-Cantenac is Église Saint-Didier. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 3 of 4.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Margaux-Cantenac
Is Margaux-Cantenac safe?
It grades A− for safety, #22 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Margaux-Cantenac good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #25 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Margaux-Cantenac expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Margaux-Cantenac grades C+ for cost of living.
About Margaux-Cantenac
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Margaux-Cantenac is a commune of 2,845 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.
