Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. At the median price of €2,087/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 11.6% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Rauzan 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.
Each subject compares Rauzan 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 29% of people in Rauzan are 65 or over, more than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
16% are under 15, lower than both Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of the population. Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults.
50median age
RauzanGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Rauzan records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 84 in Gironde’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Rauzan can choose among 5 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Rauzan is Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne, 10.8 mi away. 311 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 214: 45% above. Life expectancy at birth in Gironde is 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw145
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Rauzan · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
10.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Rauzan costs less than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.30/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
39 sales of houses and apartments in Rauzan, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,087/m². Houses were 95% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 39 homes were sold locally.
€2,087/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rauzan€2,087/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,098/m²
37
€9.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.32 to €11.81/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Money is tighter in Rauzan than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,160 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 4.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 11.6%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
550
jobs based in Rauzan, 1.2 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 53% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rauzan
Is Rauzan safe?
Rauzan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 13 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Rauzan good?
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Rauzan expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,087/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rauzan grades B for cost of living.
About Rauzan
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rauzan is a commune of 1,247 people in the Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols. 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.
