Schools do well: brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €2,048/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. Work and incomes lag (D): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 13.6% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: 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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Symphorien 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-Symphorien 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Symphorien sees more deaths than 85% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (84 places) counts its residents as Saint-Symphorien’s; allowing for it, deaths were 4% above expected. 401 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 277: 45% above. Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Symphorien is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 14.8 mi away.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw145
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Symphorien · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
14.8 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
Saint-Symphorien skews older, with 28% of residents 65 or over, more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 21% of adults, lower than both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). 8.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
48.6median age
Saint-SymphorienGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Symphorien keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Per 10,000 residents, Saint-Symphorien counts 32 protected monuments, higher than both Gironde’s towns (1.5) and compared French towns (2.5). The town has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Symphorien than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.49/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,048/m², comes from 48 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Symphorien from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 48 homes were sold in the town.
€2,048/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Symphorien€2,048/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,048/m²
48
€11.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.39 to €14.05/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.66/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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Saint-Symphorien, 13.6%, runs above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
The census found 7.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €23,800 a year per consumption unit, below both Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.2% of working residents in Saint-Symphorien didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Saint-Symphorien, 0.8 per working resident
13.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Symphorien has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Graded property crimes ran at 9.2 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.6 (2023–2025 average). For 2025, the figures show 17 offenses in Saint-Symphorien. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
6.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage10
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence9
Fraud9
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.
6.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
34.7%
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, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 34.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Symphorien
Is Saint-Symphorien safe?
Saint-Symphorien has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Saint-Symphorien good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Symphorien expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,048/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Symphorien grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Symphorien
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Symphorien is a commune of 1,878 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
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.
