Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 550.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saumos out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saumos as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Substructions gallo-romaines, in Andernos-les-Bains, 13.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saumos.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5% of the town. Ages in Saumos split evenly at 48.1: half are older, half younger. Among adults, 30% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Saumos | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saumos: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.2 each). Unemployment stood at 8.8%, below Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 1.9% of Saumos’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €11.39/m² a month. Sales in Saumos from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saumos is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saumos yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumos | 550 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Hélène | 3,091 | 6 | — | C− | — | A− |
| Le Porge | 3,465 | 6.5 | C+ | D | B+ | B− |
| Lacanau | 5,739 | 8.7 | C− | D− | D− | B+ |
| Martignas-sur-Jalle | 8,056 | 11 | B+ | D | A | B+ |
| Castelnau-de-Médoc | 4,907 | 12 | D | C | B+ | D |
| Saint-Jean-d'Illac | 9,616 | 12 | B+ | C | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saumos is a commune of 550 people in the Communauté de communes Médullienne. 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) · 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.