Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 38% of the population. 1,579 residents make their home in this town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Where it does best is walkability (A) — 65% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are affordable (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results trail most towns: brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. It also trails on jobs & income: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 10.8% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Monségur has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Monségur does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Monségur 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.
Monségur has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Monségur has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monségur.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 7.7 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Éléonore de ProvenceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 82%−9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 10%, below Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.3% of the town.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
| Monségur | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 35% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
24.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 10.8% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.16/m² a month, below both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.24/m² a month. Houses accounted for 99% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,313/m² | 70 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Monségur is Centre hospitalier de Marmande Chic Marmande Tonneins, 10.9 mi away. 539 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 364: 48% above. Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 4 general practitioners here.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Monségur has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and museums in and near Monségur. Best known first.
Monségur has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de la Passion: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Monségur.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monségur | 1,579 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| La Réole | 4,487 | 7.4 | C+ | B+ | D− | C |
| Sainte-Bazeille Lot-et-Garonne | 3,171 | 8.2 | B | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Marmande Lot-et-Garonne | 17,328 | 11 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| Miramont-de-Guyenne Lot-et-Garonne | 3,081 | 14 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Pineuilh | 4,490 | 15 | B | C+ | C | A+ |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande | 2,507 | 15 | C | A− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Monségur has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 5% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Monségur grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Monségur is a commune of 1,579 people in the Communauté de communes du Réolais en Sud Gironde. 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.
