Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saillans.
History
Old homes shape Saillans: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saillans is Croix du 16e siècle. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saillans counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saillans than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are under 15
Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, close to Gironde’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%). Half of Saillans is older than 47.9, half younger. Over-65s are 22% of the population.
47.9median age
SaillansGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 7.7% of commuters in Saillans go to work without a car, fewer than in Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Per resident in work, Saillans counts 0.5 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 5.3% of working residents in Saillans went to work by public transport.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
100
jobs based in Saillans, 0.5 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saillans
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saillans is a commune of 369 people in the Communauté de communes du Fronsadais. 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.