A town with more to fix than most. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 14.9 recorded violent incidents and 19.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes a C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #84 of 100 in Gironde. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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.
Each subject compares Pauillac 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pauillac.
Safety
Pauillac records more crime per resident than 89% of compared French towns
Pauillac’s tally for 2025: 183 recorded offenses. Jobs outnumber working residents in Pauillac (3,300 to 1,750): it draws people in from around. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
14.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage57
Family violence37
Other physical violence25
Burglary25
Sexual violence22
Theft from vehicles9
Vehicle theft8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence41
Fraud24
Drug use6
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.
14.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
183
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Pauillac sees more deaths than 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Pauillac’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, higher than both Gironde’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). 612 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 514: 19% above. The nearest emergency department to Pauillac is Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde, 6.4 mi away. Women in Gironde live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Pauillac · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde
6.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Buying in Pauillac costs less than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,518/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.58/m² a month, below Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Of the homes sold, 91% were houses. Pauillac recorded 152 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,518/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pauillac€1,518/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,558/m²
139
€10.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €13.54/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,830
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Médoc Cœur de Presqu'île
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Pauillac, 19.5%, runs above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €21,080 a year. Bus, tram or train carried 3.4% of working residents in Pauillac to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,300
jobs based in Pauillac, 1.9 per working resident
19.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Pauillac hold a degree than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 14%
19% are under 15, above Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Ages in Pauillac split evenly at 44: half are older, half younger. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.
44median age
PauillacGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma39%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pauillac
Is Pauillac safe?
It grades D for safety, #80 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pauillac good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #51 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pauillac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pauillac grades B for cost of living.
About Pauillac
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pauillac is a commune of 5,190 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Cœur de Presqu'île. 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
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.
