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Carcans

Carcans has 2,415 residents and 4,447 homes, 69% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €3,950/m² over five years, 12% above the département figure. The median living standard is €23,810 a year. Around the town hall, 27 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 33097 · Postcode 33121 · Updated 24 October 2026
2,415residents2022 census
€3,950/m²median price per m²Gironde : €3,520/m²
13%green space within 500 maround the town hall
27services within a 15-minute walkaround the town hall
Carcans in GirondeCarcans highlighted; the rest of the département in grey
Map of Gironde with Carcans highlighted

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

2,415 residents and 1,154 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

14%
aged under 15
10%
aged 15–29
36%
aged 60 and over
34%
of households are people living alone
22%
of households are couples with children
7%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

4,447 homes, 26% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

69%
of homes are houses
75%
of households own their home
2%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
72%
second homes
2%
empty homes
94%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19193%
1919–19453%
1946–197013%
1971–199026%
1991–200525%
2006–201931%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

409 house and flat sales over five years.

€3,950/m²median price, houses and flatsGironde : €3,520/m²
€3,900/m²flats171 sales
€4,010/m²houses238 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €23,810 a year in 2021.

€23,810median living standard a year2021
11.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€13,410the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€38,910the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
11.3%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
29%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
8%
managers and professionals among over-15s
41%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Burglaries of homes112.5 per 1,000+83%
Thefts from people without violence4016.6 per 1,000+29%
Armed robberies00.0 per 1,000–
Physical violence outside the family83.3 per 1,000=
Domestic physical violence145.8 per 1,000+100%
Sexual violence125.0 per 1,000=
Thefts from vehicles72.9 per 1,000=
Thefts of vehicle parts93.7 per 1,000−25%
Deliberate damage and vandalism208.3 per 1,000−17%
Fraud and payment card fraud3012.4 per 1,000+88%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. 5 public transport stops are within 800 m.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries1
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and bars0
Restaurants2
Parks and gardens1
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches9
Gyms and sports halls2
Libraries1
Nurseries and childcare1
Bus stops5
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Carcans on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

4.1GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 13.3
1pharmacieson 1 January 2025
9food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners1
Nurses5
Physiotherapists7
Pharmacies1
Supermarkets and hypermarkets2
Convenience stores and grocers7
Bakeries1
Butchers3
Petrol stations1
EV charging stations3
Post offices and postal points2
Restaurants41
Hairdressers3
Sports halls1
Cinemas1
Libraries2

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Carcans, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Ground movementmoving dunes, clay shrinkage and swellingprevention plan
Forest fireprevention plan
15natural-disaster declarationssince 1982
January 2009latest recognised eventFloods and mudflows

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows7
Storms and cyclones3
Coastal surges and wave damage2
Other (snow, hail, avalanches…)2
Ground movement1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

1 primary and nursery schools, 0 collèges and 0 lycées are open here, 1 of them state schools.

Groupe scolaire Pierre VigneauPrimary school · state

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.

Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.