Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
887 residents make their home in this town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Porchères out for now. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Porchères does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Porchères; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Porchères.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 19% of adults. Porchères has a median age of 51.5.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Porchères | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Porchères; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
6.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Porchères holds 150 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 6.7% of working residents in Porchères didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.60/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 25 homes were sold in Porchères.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Porchères has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Moulin du Barrage: Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Porchères 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porchères | 887 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle | 3,167 | 1.4 | B | B | B | B− |
| Coutras | 8,678 | 5.7 | D− | C+ | C− | C+ |
| La Roche-Chalais Dordogne | 3,060 | 7.8 | B− | B+ | A− | D |
| Montpon-Ménestérol Dordogne | 5,866 | 8 | D | B+ | C | D |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile | 5,955 | 9.9 | B | C+ | A− | B− |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 3,344 | 12 | D | A− | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Porchères is a commune of 887 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. 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) · 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.