Cost of living is its strong suit — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Incomes are on the low side (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.9% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 30% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a weak point (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil 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-Germain-d'Esteuil 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-Germain-d'Esteuil.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil is harder to get around on foot than 99% of compared French towns
Median disposable income comes to €24,080 a year per consumption unit. 2.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment stands at 11.9%.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil, 0.4 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil is above 81% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil come to 101 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 125 residents of Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil died, against 124 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. 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.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Mutualiste du Medoc
3.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Mutualiste du Medoc
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil: 20% were built before 1919, more than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 2 of the 3 are tombs and funerary monuments. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and above Gironde’s towns (20%). Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil has a median age of 46.1. People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town.
46.1median age
Saint-Germain-d'EsteuilGironde 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 BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Safety
Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In all, 18 offenses reached the police record in Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 10.4 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 12.4. The commonest graded crime here was other physical violence (2025).
10.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence9
Criminal damage9
Armed robbery0
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.
10.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
35.6%
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 family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft 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, 35.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château Castera and 5 more in and around Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil
Is Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil safe?
Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,793/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil grades B for cost of living.
About Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil is a commune of 1,365 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Cœur de Presqu'île. 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.
