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A town of 2,079 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Targon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (B): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Targon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Targon 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 2 historic monuments in Targon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Targon.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,329/m², comes from 55 sales of houses and apartments in Targon from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,332/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Targon below both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Targon is below both Gironde’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). 15% of residents are children under 15.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Targon | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Targon comes above both Gironde’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Targon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 310 residents of Targon died, against 253 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% more. Its two care homes for older people (102 places) count their residents as Targon’s; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
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
Police and gendarmerie recorded 17 offenses in the graded categories in Targon in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 47.7% of the index here.
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
Heritage in and near Targon. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Targon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ruines de l'église de Montarouch: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Romain: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Targon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Targon | 2,079 | — | — | C− | — | B |
| Créon | 4,950 | 4.8 | B− | C | B− | B |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron | 2,713 | 6.1 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 2,670 | 7.1 | D | B− | D | D− |
| Sadirac | 4,769 | 7.4 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Podensac | 3,269 | 7.4 | C | C+ | C | C |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux | 3,450 | 8.1 | — | C+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Targon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.99/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Targon grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Targon is a commune of 2,079 people in the Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers. 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.
