34% of residents are 65 or over, above Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Masseilles has a median age of 54.2. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.

54.2median age

MasseillesGironde medianFrance median

Gironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

34%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat13%

Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Masseilles
	Masseilles	Gironde median	France median
Under 15	20%	18%	17%
15–24	3.7%	10%	11%
25–44	17%	24%	23%
45–64	25%	26%	26%
65+	34%	20%	22%
No diploma	27%	14%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	13%	19%	18%
Higher education	31%	34%	30%

Full pageMasseilles’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.2 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad5.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Masseilles?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Masseilles: 60% 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 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Masseilles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

12th c.

oldest protected part

1925

first monument protected

Full pageMasseilles’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes60% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Masseilles?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

More people in Masseilles are out of work than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.3%

Half of residents lived on more than €23,520 a year per consumption unit, below Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The census found 2.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 7.0% of working residents in Masseilles didn’t travel to work at all.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

On foot2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Masseilles, 0.3 per working resident

14.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,520

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,520 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Masseilles than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.60/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Masseilles. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.76/m² a month.

€9.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Masseilles€9.60/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Gironde median€13.75/m²

€9.60/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €11.87/m² a month)

€8.76/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMasseilles’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.60/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Masseilles

11pages on Masseilles

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.2 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors9% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Masseilles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Ancienne abbaye de FontguilhemAbbey · 12th c.

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye de Fontguilhem: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Masseilles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Masseilles yet.

How we find them →

Masseilles’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gironde →

BazasCasteljalouxSainte-BazeilleLa RéoleMarmandeLangonMasseilles

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Masseilles	136	—	—	—	—	—
Bazas	4,854	8	A⁻	B⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Casteljaloux Lot-et-Garonne	4,755	9.6	C⁻	B	C⁻	C⁺
Sainte-Bazeille Lot-et-Garonne	3,171	12	B	B⁺	C⁺	A⁻
La Réole	4,487	13	C⁺	B⁺	D⁻	C
Marmande Lot-et-Garonne	17,328	13	C⁺	B⁻	D	B⁻
Langon	7,674	14	C	C⁺	D⁻	B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Masseilles

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Masseilles is a commune of 136 people in the Communauté de communes du Bazadais. 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

Population: 136 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Bazadais
Département: Gironde (33)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km²)
INSEE code: 33276

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 November 4, 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.