Talence’s grades pull in different directions. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is its strong suit: 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 47% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. All told, that adds up to a C overall and a rank of #70 of 100 in Gironde. On that grade it does better than 28% of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Talence 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Talence.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Talence works better than 98% of compared French towns
The jobless rate is 13.8%. 16,250 jobs are based in Talence, for 19,800 working residents (0.8 per worker). No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents in the town at the census.
47%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving48%
Public transport25%
Bicycle15%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
16,250
jobs based in Talence, 0.8 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Buying in Talence costs more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €4,000/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Talence: €4,394/m² for houses, €3,785/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €15.56/m² a month, above both Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for just over a third of sales, apartments for the rest.
€4,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Talence€4,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,394/m²
617
Apartments
€3,785/m²
1,161
€15.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.44 to €19.47/m² a month)
10.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Bordeaux Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Talence hold a degree than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 55%
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 27% of residents. 13% are under 15, below Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 14% of the population.
30.5median age
TalenceGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education55%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Talence than in 87% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,499 offenses in Talence in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.9 violent offenses and 25.8 graded property crimes a year. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
6.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage503
Theft from vehicles358
Burglary234
Family violence138
Other physical violence118
Sexual violence85
Vehicle theft58
Armed robbery5
Theft without violence468
Fraud317
Drug use54
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.
6.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,499
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Talence loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 78 per 100 expected, below Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2,990 deaths in Talence between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 3,284: 9% below. Women in Gironde live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Talence can choose among 31 GPs.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
31
GPs in Talence · 6.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Msp Bagatelle site Robert Picque
0.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Msp Bordeaux Bagatelle
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Talence is Domaine du château Raba. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.1% of the total, below Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
92.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the 28 collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 87% passed the bac pro, of 1,366 candidates at 16 lycées. The town’s schools place #40 of 93 in Gironde on results. At the lycées within 5 km of Talence, 94.2% passed the bac, about level with Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Château dit du Prince Noir: Photo: Joancharmant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Peixotto: Photo: Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château Margaut: Photo: Joancharmant · CC BY-SA 3.0
Philippe Sollers: Lyre1980, Public domain · Olivier Marchal: Globetrotteur17, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Damien Da Silva: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Thierry Meyssan: Réseau Voltaire, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barbara Schulz: Babin Bernard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jérôme Cahuzac: Cyclotron, CC BY-SA 3.0
Talence’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Talence
Is Talence safe?
It grades D for safety, #78 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 234 burglaries and 503 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Talence good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #40 of 93 in Gironde. 95% of 440 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Victor Louis in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Talence expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Talence grades D for cost of living.
About Talence
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Talence is a commune of 46,338 people in the Bordeaux Métropole. 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
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.
