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This town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 2,217.
Schools do well: bac results 4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points above the expected rate. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €3,293/m².
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Quinsac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Quinsac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Quinsac 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.
Quinsac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Quinsac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Quinsac. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau d'Eck4.6 km west, in CadaujacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Malleret2.8 km northwest, in CadaujacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saige3.8 km west, in CadaujacChâteauChâteauMaison Droit2.2 km southwest, in CadaujacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lyde4.2 km east, in BaurechPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quinsac.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Olympe de GougesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 122 | 95%+2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Flora TristanNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 82 | 96%+4 pts |
| Collège Camille ClaudelBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 206 | 97%+1 pt |
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.
Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Quinsac from July 2023 to June 2026: 59 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,303/m² | 58 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in Quinsac. Life expectancy in Gironde: 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 151 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 194: 22% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Unemployment stood at 5.4%, lower than both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.4% of commuters got to work without a car. 350 jobs are based in Quinsac, for 1,050 working residents (0.3 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Quinsac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The under-15s are 19% of the population here. Ages in Quinsac split evenly at 44.9: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Quinsac | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Quinsac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château Péconet: Photo: PA · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Quinsac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinsac | 2,217 | — | — | C− | — | A− |
| Camblanes-et-Meynac | 3,181 | 1.1 | A | C− | A− | B |
| Cadaujac | 6,909 | 2.6 | C+ | C− | C+ | B |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux | 3,450 | 2.6 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Latresne | 3,714 | 2.9 | A+ | C | A− | A |
| Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans | 3,409 | 3.1 | A | C | B+ | A+ |
| Martillac | 3,659 | 3.8 | B+ | C− | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Quinsac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Quinsac grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Quinsac is a commune of 2,217 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.