Église Saint-Romain: Photo: Frédéric Esplandiu · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Romain-la-Virvée.
History
Old homes shape Saint-Romain-la-Virvée: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Romain-la-Virvée, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Romain-la-Virvée has fewer young adults than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
43.8median age
Degrees are held by 36% of adults, higher than both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are a fifth of the town. The median resident of Saint-Romain-la-Virvée is 43.8 years old.
Saint-Romain-la-VirvéeGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education36%
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
Work & commute
Unemployment in Saint-Romain-la-Virvée, 6.3%, runs below Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Median disposable income is €28,420 a year for each consumption unit. Jobs based in Saint-Romain-la-Virvée number 100, against 450 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Romain-la-Virvée, 0.2 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
97%passed the bac (general and technological)
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Romain-la-Virvée is 95.0%, above both Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2.9 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Romain-la-Virvée is €12.88/m² a month
€12.88/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.62/m² a month. The market in Saint-Romain-la-Virvée: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Romain-la-Virvée€12.88/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€12.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.51 to €15.78/m² a month)
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Romain-la-Virvée is a commune of 956 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
956 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Fronsadais
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3 sq mi (7.8 km²)
INSEE code
33470
Saint-Romain-la-Virvée’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.
