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A town of 206 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
Semens is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Semens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Semens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site de pèlerinage de Verdelais : Fontaine votive et groupe commémoratif en grès-céramique dits du Pas de la Mule, in Verdelais, 1.4 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Semens. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Semens.
Under-15s account for 21% of the population. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. Line up the people of Semens by age and the one in the middle is 42.4.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Semens | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €26,070 a year per consumption unit, lower than Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.3 mi away. The closest collège is 2.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Élise DerocheNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 128 | 91%+1 pt |
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.
Sales in Semens from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Semens is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Semens 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 →
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Semens is a commune of 206 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
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.