Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 838 residents and lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont is too small for the grades other French towns get.
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Étienne Mazet, born in 1800, is the one person born in Sainte-Croix-du-Mont before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Croix: Photo: Henry SALOMÉ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.
19% are under 15, above Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half of Sainte-Croix-du-Mont is older than 44.1, half younger. Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Croix-du-Mont | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont has 1 historic monument 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
Jobs located in Sainte-Croix-du-Mont: 100, for 350 residents in work (0.3 each). Unemployment stood at 12.5%, higher than both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.7% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anatole FranceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 87%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 94% were houses. Sainte-Croix-du-Mont recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sainte-Croix-du-Mont. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont is a commune of 838 people in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Croix-du-Mont | 838 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toulenne | 2,881 | 2.9 | B− | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 2,670 | 3.3 | D | B− | D | D− |
| Langon | 7,674 | 3.7 | C | C+ | D− | B |
| Podensac | 3,269 | 5.4 | C | C+ | C | C |
| Portets | 2,618 | 9.6 | — | C− | — | B |
| Castres-Gironde | 2,695 | 11 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.