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AgudelleCharente-Maritime

Population 131: a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Agudelle a good place to live?

Agudelle is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 32% of the population.

What makes Agudelle stand out

The 2 things Agudelle does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Eutrope
Église Saint-Eutrope · Inscrit · Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Agudelle’s story

Agudelle in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Agudelle; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1986First protected: Église Saint-Eutrope
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Agudelle.

Who lives here

Agudelle skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 32% of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree.

53.3median age
AgudelleCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Agudelle
AgudelleCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1514%12%17%
15–2412%7.6%11%
25–4416%17%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+32%36%22%
No diploma21%19%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education19%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Agudelle: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Agudelle; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Agudelle run lower than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,120 a year per consumption unit

The census found 1.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 11.3% of the labour force were unemployed, near Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
0
jobs based in Agudelle, 0.1 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Agudelle costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.87/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Agudelle: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Agudelle€10.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.66 to €13.64/m² a month)
€7.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Faye and 2 more in and around Agudelle

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Agudelle. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Agudelle

12pages on Agudelle

Landmarks

Agudelle has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Eutrope: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Agudelle

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Agudelle yet.

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Agudelle’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
JonzacMontendreSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondePonsGémozacBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireJonzacMontendreSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondePonsGémozacBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireAgudelle
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Agudelle131—————
Jonzac3,6024.5DC+D−D
Montendre3,2227.6C+BC−C+
Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde3,1759.5B−B+B−C−
Pons4,34314C−BC−C+
Gémozac3,05216A−B+AC
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente4,72617B−B+C−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Agudelle

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Agudelle is a commune of 131 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge. 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
131 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
17002

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 4, 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.