28% of adults hold a degree, below both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents. Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.

49.2median age

NérigeanGironde medianFrance median

Gironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nérigean
	Nérigean	Gironde median	France median
Under 15	18%	18%	17%
15–24	5.7%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	24%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	28%	20%	22%
No diploma	19%	14%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	19%	18%
Higher education	28%	34%	30%

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Ages49.2 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households370 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad4.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Nérigean?”

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

History

Nérigean 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.

Nérigean has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Croix de cimetière. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Croix de cimetière 16th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

1907

first monument protected

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Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Nérigean?”

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

Work & commute

Only 3.6% of commuters in Nérigean go to work without a car, fewer than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 11.1%, above Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Nérigean has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,100 a year.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

150

jobs based in Nérigean, 0.4 per working resident

11.1%

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

€26,100

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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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€26,100 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

86.0% 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.

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Nérigean86.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Jean AuriacNearest collègeCollège	Collège	161	86%−2 pts

86.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate

2.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageNérigean’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges86.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Nérigean is €12.34/m² a month

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

Sales in Nérigean from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.79/m² a month.

€12.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nérigean€12.34/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Gironde median€13.75/m²

€12.34/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.31 to €14.77/m² a month)

€9.79/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageNérigean’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€12.34/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Curton and 5 more in and around Nérigean

Heritage in and near Nérigean. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Curton4.4 km southeast, in Daignac FortFortTour d'Ansouette4.7 km east, in Moulon ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bisqueytan1.8 km south, in Saint-Quentin-de-Baron ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Génissac3.3 km east, in Génissac ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Grand Puch4.4 km west, in Saint-Germain-du-Puch ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Petit Puch3.7 km west, in Saint-Germain-du-Puch

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nérigean

13pages on Nérigean

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6 mi away Housing21 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute150 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Nérigean has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 11th & 16th c.

Croix de cimetièreCross · 16th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de cimetière: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Nérigean

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

How we find them →

Nérigean’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-Quentin-de-BaronVayresBeychac-et-CaillauSallebœufLibourneCréonNérigean

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Nérigean	839	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Quentin-de-Baron	2,713	1.4	—	C⁻	—	B⁻
Vayres	4,615	4.4	C⁺	C⁻	B	B
Beychac-et-Caillau	2,625	5	A⁻	C⁺	B	A⁻
Sallebœuf	2,767	5.5	—	C⁺	—	B⁻
Libourne	25,036	5.6	C⁻	C⁻	D⁻	B
Créon	4,950	5.7	B⁻	C	B⁻	B

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

About Nérigean

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nérigean is a commune of 839 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. 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: 839 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
Département: Gironde (33)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code: 33303

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.