Saint-Maixant’s strongest is health (B) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,230/m² takes 6.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 10.5% unemployment. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety, B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Maixant 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-Maixant 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.
Église Saint-Maixant: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine de Malagar, actuel centre culturel François Mauriac: Photo: Henry SALOMÉ · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maixant.
HousingCost of living C+
Homes in Saint-Maixant cost less than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €2,230/m²
€2,230/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.67/m² a month, below both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €11.28/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Maixant from July 2023 to June 2026: 65 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Maixant€2,230/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,230/m²
65
€11.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.36 to €14.54/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Maixant keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Maixant is Domaine de Malagar, actuel centre culturel François Mauriac. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Saint-Maixant are under 15, more than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
42.7median age
Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older. Saint-Maixant has a median age of 42.7 years.
Saint-MaixantGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
HealthHealth B
Saint-Maixant has a lower adjusted death rate than 57% of compared French towns
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
141 deaths in Saint-Maixant between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 165: 14% below. Women in Gironde live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has one family doctor.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Maixant · 5.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
2.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Saint-Maixant sees less crime than 56% of compared French towns
7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Saint-Maixant. Graded property crimes ran at 13.1 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7 (2023–2025 average). The police record for Saint-Maixant lists 30 offenses in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage12
Family violence9
Burglary9
Armed robbery0
Fraud12
Theft without violence6
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.
7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
30
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
18.8%
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 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, 18.8% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
88.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 1.7 points below the expected rate
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Maixant, 94.2% passed the bac, near Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Incomes in Saint-Maixant run lower than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns: a median €24,680 a year per consumption unit
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 10.5%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Saint-Maixant, 0.3 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
Saint-Maixant is a commune of 2,057 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. 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
2,057 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
INSEE code
33438
Saint-Maixant’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Maixant
Is Saint-Maixant safe?
It grades B for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Maixant good?
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns. 96% of 367 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Moulin in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Maixant expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Maixant grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
