Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pondaurat.
History
Pondaurat keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Pondaurat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Pondaurat has fewer young adults than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Line up the people of Pondaurat by age and the one in the middle is 49.5.
49.5median age
PondauratGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Pondaurat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 2.0%
Per resident in work, Pondaurat counts 0.5 jobs (100 jobs, 200 workers). No commute at all: 7.1% of working residents locally at the census. The median disposable income is €26,140 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Pondaurat, 0.5 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Maison à contreforts: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monastère d'antonins et son moulin: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont de la Bassanne dit aussi pont médiéval des Antonins: Photo: Henry SALOMÉ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Croix de chemin: Photo: Henry SALOMÉ · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Pondaurat
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pondaurat is a commune of 455 people in the Communauté de communes du Réolais en Sud Gironde. 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.
