Buying 70 m² at the median €1,577/m² takes 4.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Blaye. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on safety as well: an average of 9.8 recorded violent incidents and 18.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior). Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye 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 Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye.
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye sees more deaths than 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 179 deaths in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye from 2016 to 2025; there were 183, 2% more. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye records 102 deaths per 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye is Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde, 7.4 mi away. This Gironde town has 3 family doctors.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde
7.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Money is tighter in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,080 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 5.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 11.5% of people in the labour force have no job.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye, 0.4 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye sits above 76% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye, the most frequent was burglary (2025). The police record for Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye lists 61 offenses in 2025.
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary24
Criminal damage14
Vehicle theft12
Family violence11
Armed robbery0
Fraud6
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
61
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
13.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 13.5% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye: 19% 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults
25% of residents are 65 or over, above both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 15% of residents. Typical age in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye: 48.2, the median.
48.2median age
Saint-Christoly-de-BlayeGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C+
A home in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye sells for €1,577/m², less than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
49 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.35/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.13/m² a month, near Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,577/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye€1,577/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,577/m²
49
€13.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.95 to €15.73/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Blaye
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye
Is Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye safe?
It grades C− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Is Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye is a commune of 1,879 people in the Communauté de communes de Blaye. 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.
