Saint-Vincent-de-Paul’s schools beat most: bac results 1.2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.3 points below the expected rate. Where it falls short is health (C−). Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for cost of living and B− for jobs & income. It lags on walkability as well — 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul 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-Vincent-de-Paul 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul.
HealthHealth C−
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul has a higher adjusted death rate than 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 70 deaths in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul from 2016 to 2025; there were 70, about as many. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul come to 100 per 100 predicted. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive Droite Cliniq Quatre Pavillons, 7.3 mi away. Women in Gironde live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive Droite Cliniq Quatre Pavillons
7.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive Droite Cliniq Quatre Pavillons
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A younger town: only 16% of people in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul are 65 or over, fewer than in Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Children are 19% of the town. Degrees are held by 25% of adults, below both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Saint-Vincent-de-Paul has a median age of 40.8.
40.8median age
Saint-Vincent-de-PaulGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Schools
More pass the bac at the lycées near Saint-Vincent-de-Paul than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 95.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 88% of 100 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. A collège lies 2.1 mi away. Nine in ten candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, close to Gironde’s towns (89.9%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.8 for each
8.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 9.1% of commuters got to work without a car. Households’ median disposable income: €25,700 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
400
jobs based in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, 0.8 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 33% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Saint-Vincent-de-Paul: 22% 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.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is €12.34/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 26 homes in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul. A house rents for an estimated €10.87/m² a month. Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€12.34/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul€12.34/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€12.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.39 to €14.67/m² a month)
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Bordeaux Métropole
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul was criminal damage (2025). Graded property crimes ran at 12.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.4 (2023–2025 average). Recorded offenses locally came to 20 in 2025.
6.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage12
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence10
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.
6.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
67.6%
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 family violence, 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, 67.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château Peyronnet and 3 more in and around Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Heritage in and near Saint-Vincent-de-Paul. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Is Saint-Vincent-de-Paul safe?
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 96% of 231 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Philippe Cousteau in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a commune of 1,067 people in the Bordeaux Métropole. 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.
