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A town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 1,175 people.
Paillet’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag (C−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment. At €2,038/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne. It also trails on schools — brevet results 5 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Paillet 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 one thing Paillet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Paillet 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.
Paillet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Paillet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Paillet. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paillet.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Gironde, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 70 deaths in Paillet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 91: 23% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Paillet is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 11.2 mi away. There are 2 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Paillet is 87.0%, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and below Gironde’s towns (89.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges BrassensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 142 | 87%−5 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.
Behind the median of €2,038/m²: 44 houses and apartments sold in Paillet between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 82% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €10.47/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,966/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Paillet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €25,090 a year per consumption unit, lower than Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and near compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 7.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Paillet didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
34% of adults hold a degree, near Gironde’s towns (34%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). Paillet has a median age of 43.9. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Paillet | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Paillet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Paillet yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paillet | 1,175 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Podensac | 3,269 | 2.2 | C | C+ | C | C |
| Portets | 2,618 | 3 | — | C− | — | B |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 2,670 | 4 | D | B− | D | D− |
| Castres-Gironde | 2,695 | 4.2 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux | 3,450 | 5.8 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Saint-Selve | 3,746 | 5.8 | — | C | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Paillet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,038/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.99/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Paillet grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Paillet is a commune of 1,175 people in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne. 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.