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Some 2,881 people live in this town, in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Strong in places, weak in others. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 11.8% unemployment. Crime runs high (C+): an average of 9.3 recorded violent incidents and 14.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,057/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #55 of 100 in Gironde. It comes out better than 45% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Toulenne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Toulenne 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 no building in Toulenne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Malle, in Preignac, 1.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Toulenne. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Respide4.3 km southeast, in LangonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Malle2.5 km west, in PreignacChâteauChâteauChâteau Suduiraut4.1 km west, in PreignacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tardes3.5 km east, in Saint-MacaireMuseumMuseumDomaine de Malagar3.5 km northeast, in Saint-MaixantPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Toulenne.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Toulenne has 3 family doctors. Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 193 residents of Toulenne died, against 258 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 6.7% of working residents in Toulenne went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For 2025, the figures show 89 offenses in Toulenne. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
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 · Small counts of sexual violence and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 9.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,057/m², comes from 94 sales of houses and apartments in Toulenne from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,063/m² | 85 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #49 of 93 in Gironde. At the general lycée, 96% of 367 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 91%±0 pts |
| Lycée Jean MoulinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 367 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège Élise DerocheBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 128 | 91%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, above Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. Line up the people of Toulenne by age and the one in the middle is 43.9.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Toulenne | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Toulenne 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 Toulenne yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades C+ for safety, #60 of 100 in Gironde. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns and #49 of 93 in Gironde. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,057/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Toulenne grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Toulenne is a commune of 2,881 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) · 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 November 4, 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.