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The town has 1,810 residents and lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Roaillan’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,465/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. Where it falls short is walkability (C−).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Roaillan 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 Roaillan 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.
Roaillan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Roaillan; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Family days out, other places to visit and heritage in and near Roaillan. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roaillan.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Roaillan. 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. 93 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 133: 30% 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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Roaillan has 200 jobs for 800 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,590 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Roaillan went to work by public transport.
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.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.7% of the total, below Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9% of residents. 39% of adults hold a degree, above both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Roaillan in two is 44.4.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Roaillan | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,465/m²: 44 houses and apartments sold in Roaillan between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,465/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Roaillan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Louis: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roaillan yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Roaillan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,465/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Roaillan grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Roaillan is a commune of 1,810 people in the Communauté de communes du 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) · 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 October 30, 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.