Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Porte-de-Benauge.
History
Porte-de-Benauge keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Porte-de-Benauge; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Porte-de-Benauge are under 15, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
Among adults, 26% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Porte-de-Benauge has a median age of 44.2 years.
44.2median age
Porte-de-BenaugeGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education26%
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
Incomes in Porte-de-Benauge run lower than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: a median €24,880 a year per consumption unit
150 jobs are based in Porte-de-Benauge, for 250 working residents (0.6 per worker). 7.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate here is 9.5%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Porte-de-Benauge, 0.6 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Porte-de-Benauge
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Porte-de-Benauge is a commune of 602 people in the Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers. 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
Population
602 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
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.