Health outcomes beat most towns (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag (C): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,852/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Villandraut has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Villandraut 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 Villandraut.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Villandraut run below what its ages would predict: 65 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Villandraut can choose among 3 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Villandraut is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 8.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 132 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 100, 24% fewer. Life expectancy in Gironde: 86.4 years for women and 81.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−35%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted65
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Villandraut · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
8.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Villandraut skews older, with 29% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.7% of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Villandraut has a median age of 50.2.
50.2median age
VillandrautGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Villandraut run lower than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns: a median €24,130 a year per consumption unit
Bus, tram or train carried 2.6% of working residents in Villandraut to work at the census. At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Villandraut didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment stood at 9.4%, close to Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Villandraut, 0.7 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Villandraut costs less than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.49/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
35 sales of houses and apartments in Villandraut, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,852/m². Houses made up 91% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €8.93/m² a month.
€1,852/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villandraut€1,852/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,897/m²
32
€11.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.39 to €14.05/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sud Gironde
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villandraut
Is Villandraut safe?
Villandraut has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 12.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Villandraut expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,852/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Villandraut grades B− for cost of living.
About Villandraut
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Villandraut is a commune of 1,112 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
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.
