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PuisseguinGironde

In Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 834 residents.

Is Puisseguin a good place to live?

There are no grades for Puisseguin: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 15% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Puisseguin stand out

The one thing Puisseguin does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0
Puisseguin’s story

Puisseguin in pictures

Puisseguin has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1914.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1914First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
  • 1925Most recently protected: Église Saint-Martin
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Landmarks

Puisseguin has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Bastien.pierre · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puisseguin.

History

Puisseguin keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

3historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Puisseguin is Église Saint-Pierre. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1914
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Puisseguin than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15

50median age

The 15-to-24 age group: 9.5%, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for a quarter of residents. The median resident of Puisseguin is 50 years old.

PuisseguinGironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Puisseguin
PuisseguinGironde medianFrance median
Under 1515%18%17%
15–249.5%10%11%
25–4419%24%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+25%20%22%
No diploma16%14%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education34%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Puisseguin are out of work than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.7%

6%walk, cycle or take transit

Per resident in work, Puisseguin counts 0.9 jobs (350 jobs, 400 workers). The census found 5.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €26,020 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Gironde’s towns (€27,420).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
350
jobs based in Puisseguin, 0.9 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

84.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Puisseguin84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Lucie AubracNearest collègeCollègeCollège6284%−9 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Puisseguin is €12.28/m² a month

€12.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €9.44/m² a month. Sales in Puisseguin from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Puisseguin€12.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€12.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.01 to €15.06/m² a month)
€9.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Puisseguin

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Nearby attractions

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Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Puisseguin. Best known first.

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About Puisseguin

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Puisseguin is a commune of 834 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Saint-Émilionnais. 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
834 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Saint-Émilionnais
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²)
INSEE code
33342

Puisseguin’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Castillon-la-BatailleSaint-Seurin-sur-l'IsleSaint-Denis-de-PileCoutrasLibourneGalgonCastillon-la-BatailleSaint-Seurin-sur-l'IsleSaint-Denis-de-PileCoutrasLibourneGalgonPuisseguin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Puisseguin834—————
Castillon-la-Bataille3,3445.5DA−D−D
Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle3,1676.4BBBB−
Saint-Denis-de-Pile5,9557.1BC+A−B−
Coutras8,6787.8D−C+C−C+
Libourne25,0368.3C−C−D−B
Galgon3,14411—B−—B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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.