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588 residents make their home in this town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saint-Pey-de-Castets a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Pey-de-Castets falls below the line for grades.

Église Saint-Pierre et vestiges du prieuré
Église Saint-Pierre et vestiges du prieuré · Inscrit · Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Pey-de-Castets’ story

Saint-Pey-de-Castets in pictures

Saint-Pey-de-Castets has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1999First protected: Église Saint-Pierre et vestiges du prieuré
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pey-de-Castets.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Saint-Pey-de-Castets than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

18% of adults hold a degree, below Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.4% of the population.

50.3median age
Saint-Pey-de-CastetsGironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Pey-de-Castets
Saint-Pey-de-CastetsGironde medianFrance median
Under 1512%18%17%
15–249.4%10%11%
25–4419%24%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+27%20%22%
No diploma27%14%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education18%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Saint-Pey-de-Castets keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Saint-Pey-de-Castets has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1999
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Saint-Pey-de-Castets than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,230 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 4.7% 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-Pey-de-Castets counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 250 workers). Unemployment stands at 11.6%.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Pey-de-Castets, 0.4 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

76.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.

76.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Pey-de-Castets76.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Aliénor d'AquitaineNearest collègeCollègeCollège8876%−5 pts
76.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Pey-de-Castets than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.30/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Saint-Pey-de-Castets from July 2023 to June 2026: 23 houses and apartments.

€9.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Pey-de-Castets€9.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€9.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.32 to €11.81/m² a month)
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Vaure and 5 more in and around Saint-Pey-de-Castets

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Pey-de-Castets. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Pey-de-Castets

13pages on Saint-Pey-de-Castets

Landmarks

Saint-Pey-de-Castets has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre et vestiges du prieuré: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Pey-de-Castets

One notable person was born in Saint-Pey-de-Castets.

Their page →

Saint-Pey-de-Castets’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gironde →
Castillon-la-BatailleLibourneSaint-Quentin-de-BaronPort-Sainte-Foy-et-PonchaptSaint-Denis-de-PileSainte-Foy-la-GrandeCastillon-la-BatailleLibourneSaint-Quentin-de-BaronPort-Sainte-Foy-et-PonchaptSaint-Denis-de-PileSainte-Foy-la-GrandeSaint-Pey-de-Castets
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Pey-de-Castets588—————
Castillon-la-Bataille3,3442.8DA−D−D
Libourne25,03611C−C−D−B
Saint-Quentin-de-Baron2,71311—C−—B−
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt Dordogne2,52013B+BA−B−
Saint-Denis-de-Pile5,95513BC+A−B−
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande2,50714CA−D−D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Pey-de-Castets

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Pey-de-Castets is a commune of 588 people in the Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols. 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
588 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code
33460

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.