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3,171 residents make their home in this town in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Overall, Sainte-Bazeille earns a B: better than just over three fifths of compared French towns, and #12 of 22 in Lot-et-Garonne. People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The trade-off is jobs & income (C−) — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 13.0% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Sainte-Bazeille 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.
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The 2 things Sainte-Bazeille does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sainte-Bazeille; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2018.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Sainte-Bazeille has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Bazeille.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 412 residents of Sainte-Bazeille died, against 453 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. Average lifespans in Lot-et-Garonne: 85.3 years for women, 80.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Bazeille is Centre hospitalier de Marmande Chic Marmande Tonneins, 3.6 mi away.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. 30% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Sainte-Bazeille by age and the one in the middle is 50.4.
53% women, 47% men
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.
| Sainte-Bazeille | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.86/m² a month, close to Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.40/m² a month. 104 houses and apartments changed hands in Sainte-Bazeille from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,477/m² | 97 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 13.0%, about level with Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (12.9%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income is €23,780 a year for each consumption unit. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.6% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sainte-Bazeille; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Sainte-Bazeille. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 9.1 cases of violence against people and 14 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). For 2025, the figures show 83 offenses in the town.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Museums and heritage in and near Sainte-Bazeille. Best known first.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Sainte-Bazeille as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Bazeille is a commune of 3,171 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Val de Garonne Agglomération. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Bazeille | 3,171 | — | B | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Marmande | 17,328 | 3.7 | C+ | B− | D | B− |
| La Réole Gironde | 4,487 | 7.9 | C+ | B+ | D− | C |
| Miramont-de-Guyenne | 3,081 | 13 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Tonneins | 9,459 | 14 | C+ | A | D | C |
| Casteljaloux | 4,755 | 15 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Eymet Dordogne | 2,569 | 17 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #12 of 22 in Lot-et-Garonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sainte-Bazeille grades B+ for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.