Is Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière a good place to live?
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière has none.
Croix de cimetière · Classé · Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière’s story
Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1905.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière.
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière are under 15, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
41median age
16% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière has a median age of 41 years. Graduates make up 34% of adults.
Saint-Germain-de-la-RivièreGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 111 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
History
Old homes shape Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière is Gisement préhistorique. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments locally: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
The median disposable income in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière is €24,990 a year per consumption unit, against €27,420 in Gironde’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
7%walk, cycle or take transit
The census found 7.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Per resident in work, Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière counts 0.7 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière, 0.7 per working resident
9.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière is a commune of 392 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
Population
392 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Fronsadais
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
INSEE code
33414
Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
