People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools are another plus — bac results 1.2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 0.9 points below the expected rate. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.2% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,362/m² costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Grand Cubzaguais.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Gervais 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-Gervais 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-Gervais.
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Saint-Gervais, above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents. Graduates make up 30% of adults.
39.3median age
Saint-GervaisGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Saint-Gervais run below what its ages would predict: 78 per 100 expected, fewer than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 126 deaths in Saint-Gervais from 2016 to 2025; there were 98, 22% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Gervais is Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive Droite Cliniq Quatre Pavillons, 11 mi away. Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Gervais · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive Droite Cliniq Quatre Pavillons
11 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive Droite Cliniq Quatre Pavillons
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More pass the bac at the lycées near Saint-Gervais than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 95.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 100 candidates. Collège pupils travel 1.5 mi to the nearest one. At the two general lycées, 97% of 351 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Gervais keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Gervais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Renting in Saint-Gervais costs less than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.30/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
74 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Gervais, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,362/m². Houses made up 77% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,362/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Gervais€2,362/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,481/m²
57
€11.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.53 to €13.39/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,490
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Grand Cubzaguais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
For jobs & income, Saint-Gervais gets a C−
Unemployment runs at 11.2%. At the census, 9.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,170 a year.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Saint-Gervais, 0.3 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Gervais has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.5 violent offenses and 7.8 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Gervais show 15 offenses in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Gervais (2025).
3.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage9
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Fraud13
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.
3.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
55.1%
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, other physical violence, sexual violence, 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, 55.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château des Arras and 5 more in and around Saint-Gervais
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Saint-Gervais. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Gervais
Is Saint-Gervais safe?
Saint-Gervais has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Gervais good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 96% of 231 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Philippe Cousteau in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Gervais expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,362/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Gervais grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Gervais
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Gervais is a commune of 1,983 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Cubzaguais. 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.
