Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Le Passage earns a B+: better than nearly three quarters of compared French towns, and #9 of 22 in Lot-et-Garonne. Add walkability to its strengths (B+): 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The drawback is jobs & income — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 11.6% unemployment. At the median price of €1,914/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B− for schools.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Le Passage 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 Le Passage.
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Le Passage, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns: 76 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
881 deaths in Le Passage between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,078: 18% below. Women in Lot-et-Garonne live to 85.3 on average and men to 80.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Lot-et-Garonne town has 3 family doctors.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Le Passage · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire
2.4 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
More people are out of work in Le Passage than in 78% of French communes of 1,000+
Half of residents lived on more than €24,880 a year per consumption unit, higher than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 10.4% of commuters at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
4,050
jobs based in Le Passage, 1.1 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Le Passage: 2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 5.7% of the total, lower than both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The protected list starts in the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. 27% of adults hold a degree, between Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 16% of residents.
47median age
Le PassageLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Le Passage is lower than in 59% of compared French towns
Violence against people ran at 5.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 14.3 (2023–2025 average). In all, 160 offenses reached the police record in Le Passage in 2025.
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage60
Burglary38
Family violence22
Other physical violence17
Theft from vehicles15
Vehicle theft8
Fraud68
Theft without violence45
Drug use31
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.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
160
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.1%
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 · For sexual violence and armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 2.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Le Passage is 95.9%, about level with Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (95.5%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #15 of 18 in Lot-et-Garonne. The nearest collège is 0.7 mi away.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Le Passage is graded a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Le Passage: €1,928/m² for houses, €1,833/m² for apartments. Only one of the 22 towns in Lot-et-Garonne costs more to buy into than Le Passage, whose median sale is €1,914/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.19/m² a month, between Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €1,914/m²: 414 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,914/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Passage€1,914/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€1,491/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,928/m²
355
Apartments
€1,833/m²
59
€11.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.29 to €13.49/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.66/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Passage
Is Le Passage safe?
It grades B for safety, #9 of 22 in Lot-et-Garonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 38 burglaries and 60 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Passage good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #15 of 18 in Lot-et-Garonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Passage expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,914/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Passage grades B− for cost of living.
About Le Passage
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Passage is a commune of 9,326 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglomération d'Agen. 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.
