A town of contrasts. Podensac’s overall C puts it #72 of 100 in Gironde. Set against the rest, it does better than 27% of compared French towns. Health lags (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on safety — an average of 10.7 recorded violent incidents and 15.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,356/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Podensac 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 Podensac.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Podensac than in Gironde or compared French towns: 15 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 14% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Podensac is Château Chavat. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Getting about on foot is easier in Podensac than in 82% of compared French towns
15.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,610 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Podensac counts 1 jobs (1,400 jobs, 1,350 workers).
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport9%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in Podensac, 1 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Podensac has a higher adjusted death rate than 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Gironde live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Podensac come to 97 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 472 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 773, 64% more. The nearest emergency department to Podensac is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 9.3 mi away.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw164
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Podensac · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
9.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Podensac is higher than in 70% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Podensac was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Podensac show 97 offenses in 2025.
10.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage35
Theft from vehicles21
Other physical violence20
Family violence13
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence26
Fraud20
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.
10.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
97
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.0%
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 · For burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 4.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C+
The estimated advertised rent in Podensac is €11.81/m² a month, against €13.75/m² in Gironde’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
77 sales of houses and apartments in Podensac, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,356/m². Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.47/m² a month.
€2,356/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Podensac€2,356/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,262/m²
71
€11.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.49 to €14.72/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Podensac
Is Podensac safe?
It grades C for safety, #63 of 100 in Gironde.
Are schools in Podensac good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #57 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Podensac expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,356/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Podensac grades C+ for cost of living.
About Podensac
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Podensac is a commune of 3,269 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
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.
