Preignac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Preignac 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 Preignac.
HealthHealth C
Preignac’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 69% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 197 residents of Preignac died, against 207 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Preignac · 5.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
3.8 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
Incomes in Preignac run lower than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,710 a year per consumption unit
On this, Preignac is below both Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Preignac, 0.5 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 32% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Preignac: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Preignac comes above both Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Preignac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Preignac is Château de Malle.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Homes in Preignac cost less than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,706/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Preignac, that is below both Gironde’s towns (€3,176/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A home here costs 4.7 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne.
€1,706/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Preignac€1,706/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,706/m²
71
€13.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.51 to €18.61/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.26/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 Preignac
Is Preignac safe?
Preignac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Preignac expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.98/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Preignac grades C+ for cost of living.
About Preignac
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Preignac is a commune of 2,135 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.
