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A town of 331 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Néac a good place to live?

Néac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de Siaurac
Château de Siaurac · Inscrit · Photo: Henry Guillier · Public domain
Néac’s story

Néac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Néac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2015First protected: Château de Siaurac
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de Sales and 19 more in and around Néac

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Néac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Néac.

History

Néac keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Néac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
2015
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Néac than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, higher than both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Néac in two is 48.1. Graduates make up nearly a third of adults.

48.1median age
NéacGironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Néac
NéacGironde medianFrance median
Under 1513%18%17%
15–249.9%10%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+25%20%22%
No diploma20%14%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education32%34%30%

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

Work & commute

Néac has 1.8 jobs for every resident in work

The unemployment rate comes to 8.5%. At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Néac didn’t travel to work at all. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €26,610 a year per consumption unit, in line with Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970).

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
250
jobs based in Néac, 1.8 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Near Néac, 83.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.9 mi away.

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Néac88.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Néac83.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Les DagueysNearest collègeCollègeCollège11288%−2 pts
Lycée professionnel Henri BrulleNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée11183%−4 pts
83%
passed the vocational bac, −4 pts against the expected rate
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Néac costs less than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.33/m² a month

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

Néac recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.33/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Néac€11.33/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€11.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.79 to €14.59/m² a month)
€9.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Néac

13pages on Néac

Landmarks

Néac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Siaurac: Photo: Henry Guillier · Public domain

Famous people from Néac

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Néac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Néac’s 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 →
Saint-Denis-de-PileLibourneGalgonVayresCoutrasIzonSaint-Denis-de-PileLibourneGalgonVayresCoutrasIzonNéac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Néac331—————
Saint-Denis-de-Pile5,9553BC+A−B−
Libourne25,0363.2C−C−D−B
Galgon3,1445.4—B−—B
Vayres4,6157.4C+C−BB
Coutras8,6787.5D−C+C−C+
Izon6,3748.7BC−AC+

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

About Néac

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Néac is a commune of 331 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Saint-Émilionnais. 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
331 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Saint-Émilionnais
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code
33302

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 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.