Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Allas-Bocage has none. Second homes make up 12% of its housing. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Allas-Bocage stand out
The 2 things Allas-Bocage does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allas-Bocage.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Allas-Bocage than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults
Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and near compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 31% of the population. The median resident of Allas-Bocage is 51.8 years old.
51.8median age
Allas-BocageCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP41%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Allas-Bocage: 38% 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.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Allas-Bocage, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 3.9% of commuters in Allas-Bocage go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €24,260 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 7.6%. Per resident in work, Allas-Bocage counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Allas-Bocage, 0.4 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Allas-Bocage
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Allas-Bocage is a commune of 194 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
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.