Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 3,659 residents. Over-65s are only 14% of the population.
A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Martillac grades B+ overall and ranks #20 of 100 in Gironde. Nationally, it does better than 72% of compared French towns. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.9 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment. It also does well on schools — bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 2.1 points below the expected rate. What counts against it is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too: 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Martillac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Martillac 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Martillac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Martillac. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de La Brède4.7 km south, in La Brède
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Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Martillac.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 14% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 47% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Martillac | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Martillac is 92.6%, above Gironde’s towns (89.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. Ranked by results, schools here are #15 of 93 in Gironde. Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François MauriacNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 176 | 90%−5 pts |
| Lycée privé de la Sauque PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 179 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Olympe de GougesBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 122 | 95%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,450/m², higher than both Gironde’s towns (€3,176/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 94% were houses. House rents are put at about €12.09/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,477/m² | 77 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 5.4%, below Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 5.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 185 deaths in Martillac from 2016 to 2025; there were 154, 17% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 83 per 100 expected, near Gironde’s towns (84) and lower than compared French towns (88). For a family doctor, residents of Martillac can choose among 5 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. 5.1% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
With 3,600 jobs for 1,900 working residents, Martillac draws people in from neighbouring communes. 78 offenses were reported in Martillac during 2025. Violence against people averaged 3.3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 18.1. In 2025, theft from vehicles led the graded crimes here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, 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, 9.4% of the index here. 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. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Martillac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Église Sainte-Quitterie: Photo: PA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Rochemorin: Photo: Elfabriciodelamancha · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Martillac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martillac | 3,659 | — | B+ | C− | B− | B |
| Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans | 3,409 | 1.8 | A | C | B+ | A+ |
| Cadaujac | 6,909 | 2 | C+ | C− | C+ | B |
| Léognan | 10,670 | 2.8 | B | C− | B | A |
| La Brède | 4,386 | 2.9 | A | D | A− | A− |
| Villenave-d'Ornon | 42,545 | 3.7 | C | D | C− | A− |
| Camblanes-et-Meynac | 3,181 | 4.8 | A | C− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #49 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #15 of 93 in Gironde. The lycée stands out: 100% of 179 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé de la Sauque in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Martillac grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Martillac is a commune of 3,659 people in the Communauté de communes de Montesquieu. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.
