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764 people call this town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Talais isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 28% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents. The median sale price is €1,988/m².
The 3 things Talais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Talais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vivien, in Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc, 2.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Talais.
The under-15s are 13% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, higher than both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 14% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Talais | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Talais number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,590 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.1% of commuters 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 €10.46/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 38 homes were sold in Talais.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,000/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Talais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Talais.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talais | 764 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 3,100 | 3.9 | D | C− | D | B |
| Vendays-Montalivet | 2,838 | 7.7 | D− | C | D− | C |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde Charente-Maritime | 3,180 | 8.3 | D− | D | D | C |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Charente-Maritime | 5,092 | 9.9 | D | D | D | B− |
| Royan Charente-Maritime | 19,425 | 11 | C− | D | D | B |
| Semussac Charente-Maritime | 2,585 | 11 | B− | C | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Talais is a commune of 764 people in the Communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique. 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.