Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 407 people, lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Puybarban is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Puybarban as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Saturnin, in Blaignac, 0.7 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puybarban.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town, below Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 26% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Puybarban | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 50 jobs are based in Puybarban, for 150 working residents (0.2 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 9.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Puybarban is 97.0%, above Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul EsquinanceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 126 | 93%+7 pts |
| Lycée Jean RenouNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 156 | 97%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Puybarban.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Puybarban. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des Quat'Sos4.1 km northeast, in La RéoleChâteauChâteauChâteau du Carpia2.7 km west, in Castets et CastillonMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère des Antonins et moulin de Pondaurat2 km southwest, in PondauratAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de La Réole4.2 km northeast, in La RéoleFortFortEnceinte de La Réole4.7 km northeast, in La RéoleMuseumMuseumMusée d'artisanat et monuments en allumettes de Fontet3.9 km east, in FontetPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Puybarban is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Puybarban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puybarban | 407 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Réole | 4,487 | 2.9 | C+ | B+ | D− | C |
| Sainte-Bazeille Lot-et-Garonne | 3,171 | 8.8 | B | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Langon | 7,674 | 8.9 | C | C+ | D− | B |
| Toulenne | 2,881 | 9.7 | B− | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Bazas | 4,854 | 11 | A− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Marmande Lot-et-Garonne | 17,328 | 12 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Puybarban is a commune of 407 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
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.