Taken together, its subjects give Nérac an A overall, better than 85% of compared French towns. It ranks #5 of 22 in Lot-et-Garonne. Its strongest is cost of living (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes beat most towns (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The catch is jobs & income (C) — 1.4 jobs per working resident; 11.5% unemployment. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Nérac 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.
Mosaïques et ruines romaines: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin d'Henri IV (également sur commune de Barbaste): Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vieux Pont sur la Baïse: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nérac.
History
Nérac keeps more of its old housing than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
18historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 18 historic monuments in Nérac: 9 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 9 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008. Per 10,000 residents, Nérac counts 26 protected monuments. Among the classé monuments in the town is Mosaïques et ruines romaines.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Nérac skews older, with 33% of residents 65 or over, more than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns
54.2median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town. 14% are under 15, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The middle age in Nérac is 54.2.
NéracLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Nérac cost less than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,410/m²
€1,410/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Nérac: €1,478/m² for houses, €1,293/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €9.55/m² a month, near Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.05/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nérac€1,410/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€1,491/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,478/m²
225
Apartments
€1,293/m²
34
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €12.03/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Albret Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Nérac loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 78 per 100 expected, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,116 residents of Nérac died, against 1,163 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. Life expectancy in Lot-et-Garonne: 85.3 years for women and 80.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 6 general practitioners here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Nérac · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Agen Nerac Antenne Smur de Nerac
15.6 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
88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Nérac, 92.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (95.5%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #2 of 18 in Lot-et-Garonne on results.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
For jobs & income, Nérac gets a C
12%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment runs at 11.5%. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,720 a year. Also worth knowing: at the census, 12.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (8.0%) but below compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot8%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,550
jobs based in Nérac, 1.4 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Nérac sees more crime than 53% of compared French towns
8.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
For 2025, the figures show 136 offenses in Nérac. The town has 3,550 jobs for 2,450 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.1 violent offenses and 13.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage54
Other physical violence26
Family violence21
Burglary20
Sexual violence15
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence52
Fraud40
Drug use38
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.
8.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
136
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.0%
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 · When vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
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About Nérac
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nérac is a commune of 6,992 people in the Communauté de communes Albret Communauté. 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
6,992 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Albret Communauté
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
24.2 sq mi (62.7 km²)
INSEE code
47195
Nérac’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 Nérac
Is Nérac safe?
It grades B− for safety, #11 of 22 in Lot-et-Garonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 54 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Nérac good?
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns and #2 of 18 in Lot-et-Garonne. The lycée stands out: 98% of 131 candidates passed the bac at Lycée George Sand in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Nérac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nérac 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.
