Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,208 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Salles grades B− overall: better than 49% of compared French towns, and #50 of 100 in Gironde. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 11 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,274/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Eyre. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Salles does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Salles 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Salles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église du Vieux Lugo, in Lugos, 3.8 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salles.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Salles, 83.0% passed the brevet, below Gironde’s towns (89.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. On school results, the town ranks #91 of 93 in Gironde. The nearest collège is 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Aliénor d'AquitaineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 242 | 83%−11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
122 offenses were reported in Salles during 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 1.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The census found 5.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs based in Salles number 1,700, against 3,850 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,620 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,274/m², comes from 255 sales of houses and apartments in Salles from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 255 homes were sold here. Houses are advertised at an estimated €13.53/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,253/m² | 238 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 36% of adults, close to Gironde’s towns (34%) and above compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up a fifth of residents. At 43, the median resident of Salles sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Salles | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Salles’ deaths ran at 81 per 100 expected, about level with Gironde’s towns (84) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 486 residents of Salles died, against 597 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Salles is Centre hospitalier D Arcachon, 13.1 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.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Nothing in Salles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Salles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salles | 8,208 | — | B− | C− | A | B+ |
| Mios | 12,043 | 5.2 | B+ | C− | A | B |
| Belin-Béliet | 6,275 | 5.5 | C+ | C | A | C+ |
| Le Barp | 5,806 | 6.1 | B+ | C− | A− | C+ |
| Biganos | 11,431 | 8.4 | B | C− | B− | C+ |
| Le Teich | 9,180 | 9.6 | B− | C− | A | C+ |
| Marcheprime | 5,696 | 9.9 | B | C− | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #7 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 28 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns and #91 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,274/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.90/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Salles grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Salles is a commune of 8,208 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Eyre. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.