The local economy is weaker than most (D): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 17.5% unemployment. Aiguillon grades C overall, better than 32% of compared French towns, and ranks #19 of 22 in Lot-et-Garonne. Safety is weaker too (C−) — an average of 12.9 recorded violent incidents and 17.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Aiguillon 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.
Tour, dite de Tourasse ou de Pirelongue: Photo: Jacques MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Côme: Photo: Jacques MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Côme: Photo: Jacques MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aiguillon.
History
Old homes shape Aiguillon: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns
7historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Aiguillon is Tour, dite de Tourasse ou de Pirelongue. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. On the Culture ministry’s list, Aiguillon counts 7 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
For crime per resident, Aiguillon sits above 83% of compared French towns
12.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
All told, Aiguillon had 97 recorded offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage37
Family violence20
Burglary20
Sexual violence12
Other physical violence8
Drug use34
Fraud33
Theft without violence30
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.
12.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
97
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.1%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Aiguillon cost less than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,237/m²
€1,237/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.53/m² a month, near Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 89% of what sold. House rents are put at about €7.81/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Aiguillon€1,237/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€1,491/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,264/m²
139
€9.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.71 to €11.78/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,380
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Confluent et des Coteaux de Prayssas
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Aiguillon sees more deaths than 72% of compared French towns
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Aiguillon: 96 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 586 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 688, 17% more. The nearest emergency department to Aiguillon is Ch Agen Nerac Antenne Smur de Nerac, 11.1 mi away. There are 4 general practitioners here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Aiguillon · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Agen Nerac Antenne Smur de Nerac
15.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Agen Nerac Hopital Saint Esprit
85.3 · 80.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot-et-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Aiguillon hold a degree than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 16%
49.3median age
28% of residents have reached 65. Children are 17% of the town. Aiguillon has a median age of 49.3.
AiguillonLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma39%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
78.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Aiguillon, 98.0% passed the bac, higher than both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (95.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #10 of 18 in Lot-et-Garonne.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Aiguillon, 17.5%, runs above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
7%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 7.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €20,180 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in Aiguillon, 1.1 per working resident
17.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,180
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 47% of compared French towns
Daniel Dubroca: Alex47200, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fernand Sabatté: Unidentified photographer, Public domain · Ferdinand Daynaud: Alfred Le Petit Ladrey, Public domain
About Aiguillon
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aiguillon is a commune of 3,968 people in the Communauté de communes du Confluent et des Coteaux de Prayssas. 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
Population
3,968 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Confluent et des Coteaux de Prayssas
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11 sq mi (28.4 km²)
INSEE code
47004
Aiguillon’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 Aiguillon
Is Aiguillon safe?
It grades C− for safety, #17 of 22 in Lot-et-Garonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Aiguillon good?
They grade B, better than 61% of compared French towns and #10 of 18 in Lot-et-Garonne. The lycée stands out: 98% of 145 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Stendhal in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Aiguillon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Aiguillon grades A− for cost of living.
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.
