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The town, home to 1,304 people, lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Virsac’s strongest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,469/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Grand Cubzaguais. Most journeys need a car: 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Virsac 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 Virsac 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.
Virsac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Virsac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Peujard, 0.7 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Virsac.
At the census, 4.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 7.4% of the labour force are out of work. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,050 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Ages in Virsac split evenly at 41.2: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Virsac | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 66 residents of Virsac died, against 83 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Virsac is Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive Droite Cliniq Quatre Pavillons, 11.8 mi away. Women in Gironde live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,469/m²: 31 houses and apartments sold in Virsac between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.97/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.34/m² a month, lower than Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,469/m² | 31 |
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Virsac, 95.0% passed the bac, above Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 1.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La GarosseNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 170 | 82%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Philippe CousteauNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 231 | 96%+1 pt |
| Lycée privé STAM PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 120 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Virsac. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau du Bouilh2.1 km southwest, in Saint-André-de-CubzacWater parkWater parkCastor Wakepark3.1 km west, in Saint-Laurent-d'ArceChâteauChâteauChâteau Robillard3.5 km south, in Saint-André-de-CubzacChâteauChâteauChâteau des Arras1.8 km west, in Saint-GervaisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Virsac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Virsac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virsac | 1,304 | — | — | C | — | B+ |
| Saint-André-de-Cubzac | 12,626 | 2 | C− | C | D | C− |
| Val de Virvée | 3,793 | 2.3 | B− | C+ | A | B |
| Cubzac-les-Ponts | 2,693 | 3.6 | B | C | B+ | B− |
| La Lande-de-Fronsac | 2,729 | 4 | — | C | — | C |
| Cézac | 2,727 | 4.6 | — | C | — | D |
| Ambès | 3,313 | 4.6 | D | B+ | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Virsac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 10.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 96% of 231 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Philippe Cousteau in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,469/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Virsac grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Virsac is a commune of 1,304 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Cubzaguais. 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.