Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 10,672 residents and lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Overall, Parempuyre earns a C: better than a quarter of compared French towns, and #76 of 100 in Gironde. Schools are its weak spot — bac results 3.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €3,344/m² takes 8.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Bordeaux Métropole. Its best grade is for health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Parempuyre does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Parempuyre 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Parempuyre; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and family days out in and near Parempuyre. Best known first.
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Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parempuyre.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 76% of 157 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Nine in ten candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Parempuyre, lower than both Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the two general lycées, 97% of 285 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Porte du MédocNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 133 | 81%−8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Léonard de VinciNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 49 | 94%−2 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.
Houses made up 71% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €12.49/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 325 homes were sold in Parempuyre.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,332/m² | 230 |
| Apartments | €3,373/m² | 95 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
35% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Parempuyre are older than 39.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Parempuyre | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Parempuyre number 1,450, against 5,200 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 2.8% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €27,370 a year per consumption unit, close to Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Parempuyre’s; allowing for it, deaths were 18% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 753 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 703, 7% fewer. In Gironde, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 6 general practitioners locally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, below Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
211 offenses were reported in Parempuyre during 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6 cases of violence against people and 16.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Parempuyre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château Clément-Pichon: Photo: Bruno EVENOU · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Parempuyre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parempuyre | 10,672 | — | C | C− | B− | B+ |
| Ludon-Médoc | 5,578 | 1.9 | B | C− | A | A |
| Blanquefort | 17,215 | 2.7 | C | D | D | A− |
| Le Pian-Médoc | 7,292 | 2.9 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Macau | 4,576 | 3.7 | A− | C | A− | A− |
| Le Taillan-Médoc | 11,073 | 4.7 | B− | D | C+ | B+ |
| Bruges | 20,020 | 5 | B− | D | D | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #52 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 75 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #76 of 93 in Gironde. 94% of 49 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Léonard de Vinci in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By type: houses €3,332/m² (230 sales), apartments €3,373/m² (95 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.38/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Parempuyre grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Parempuyre is a commune of 10,672 people in the Bordeaux Métropole. 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 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.