Health outcomes beat most towns (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (D). It lags on schools as well — brevet results 1.9 points below the expected rate. At €2,366/m², the median price, 70 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) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Laurent-d'Arce 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-Laurent-d'Arce 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Église de Magrigne ou Chapelle Sainte-Quitterie · Classé · Photo: Tmouchentois · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Laurent-d'Arce’s story
Saint-Laurent-d'Arce in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Laurent-d'Arce: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1921First protected: Église de Magrigne ou Chapelle Sainte-Quitterie
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laurent-d'Arce.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Saint-Laurent-d'Arce has lower unemployment than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%
At the census, 4.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Saint-Laurent-d'Arce counts 0.3 jobs (200 jobs, 750 workers). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €26,900 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Saint-Laurent-d'Arce, 0.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Saint-Laurent-d'Arce loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 74 per 100 expected, below Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 91 residents of Saint-Laurent-d'Arce died, against 123 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Laurent-d'Arce is Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde, 11.4 mi away. 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.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Laurent-d'Arce · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Haute Gironde
11.4 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
Children make up 20% of Saint-Laurent-d'Arce, above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
17% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, lower than Gironde’s towns (34%) and near compared French towns (30%). Half of Saint-Laurent-d'Arce is older than 40.6, half younger.
40.6median age
Saint-Laurent-d'ArceGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The median home in Saint-Laurent-d'Arce sells for €2,366/m², against €3,176/m² in Gironde’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 91% were houses. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.97/m² a month. The market in Saint-Laurent-d'Arce: 47 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€2,366/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Laurent-d'Arce€2,366/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,446/m²
43
€12.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.39 to €14.67/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
History
Old homes shape Saint-Laurent-d'Arce: 20% 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.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Laurent-d'Arce is Église de Magrigne ou Chapelle Sainte-Quitterie. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Laurent-d'Arce
Is Saint-Laurent-d'Arce safe?
Saint-Laurent-d'Arce has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Laurent-d'Arce good?
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Laurent-d'Arce expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.34/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Laurent-d'Arce grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Laurent-d'Arce
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Laurent-d'Arce is a commune of 1,580 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.
