Strong in places, weak in others. Its strongest subject is safety (A−) — an average of 8 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What counts against it is jobs & income — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 10.4% unemployment. At €1,968/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. All told, that adds up to a B overall, better than 58% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #35 of 100 in Gironde.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Denis-de-Pile 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.
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Saint-Denis-de-Pile’s story
Saint-Denis-de-Pile in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Denis-de-Pile: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-de-Pile.
Safety
Crime per resident in Saint-Denis-de-Pile runs lower than in 84% of compared French towns
94 offenses were reported in Saint-Denis-de-Pile during 2025. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was other physical violence (2025).
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence26
Family violence24
Burglary18
Criminal damage18
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud38
Theft without violence10
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.
8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
94
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.2%
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 · Small counts of vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Saint-Denis-de-Pile run lower than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €24,380 a year per consumption unit
The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 10.4%, above Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,950
jobs based in Saint-Denis-de-Pile, 0.8 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,380
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 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Renting in Saint-Denis-de-Pile costs less than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.74/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,968/m²: 137 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Denis-de-Pile between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 91% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,968/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Denis-de-Pile€1,968/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,012/m²
124
€11.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.50 to €14.51/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Denis-de-Pile sees fewer deaths than 55% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Gironde, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Its two care homes for older people (167 places) count their residents as Saint-Denis-de-Pile’s; allowing for them, deaths were 14% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 681 residents of Saint-Denis-de-Pile died, against 590 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Denis-de-Pile · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
5 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
Fewer people in Saint-Denis-de-Pile hold a degree than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under 15: 18% of residents. Saint-Denis-de-Pile has a median age of 45.1.
45.1median age
Saint-Denis-de-PileGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Denis-de-Pile
Is Saint-Denis-de-Pile safe?
It grades A− for safety, #13 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Is Saint-Denis-de-Pile expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,968/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Denis-de-Pile grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Denis-de-Pile
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Denis-de-Pile is a commune of 5,955 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. 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.
